The Crying Need for Organ Donors

This article in the Star online shows the great need for kidney donors and the desperation of those who need donor kidneys.

Sunday September 19, 2010

Patient willing to pay RM50,000 for a kidney

By RASHVINJEET S.BEDI
sunday@thestar.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: Desperate to have a transplant, a kidney patient has offered to buy a kidney for RM50,000.

A handwritten advertisement, put up at the busy Pudu area here, even provided a contact number for interested sellers to reach the buyer.

When contacted by Sunday Star, a man who picked up the phone said his cousin needed a kidney transplant and they were looking for a Chinese donor.

Desperate measure: The handwritten advertisement was spotted in a phone booth at the Pudu area in Kuala Lumpur.

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