Category: organ

Organ Politics in Hong Kong: Who Is at Fault?

Hongkongers face ever-increasing red lines on a daily basis: legislative and district councils purified, rallies cancelled, Geography exams to include the controversial nine-dash line to mark Chinese sovereignty in the South Sea, textbooks censored, and ‘sensitive’ books removed from library shelves. The latest one is that organ donors should not opt-out. The Hong Kong government…


4-Month-Old Hong Kong Girl Receives Infant Heart Transplant From Mainland China

Cleo Lai Tsz-hei, a 4-month-old girl in Hong Kong suffering from heart failure, underwent an organ transplant with a heart from mainland China on Dec. 17, 2022. The baby is currently recovering in the intensive care unit (ICU). Believed to be the first-ever organ sent from the mainland to Hong Kong for a transplant, hospital officials did…


Ugandan Lawmakers Pass Law to Curb Trade in Human Organs

KAMPALA—Ugandan lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday to ban any trade in human body parts, after a series of media reports about criminals using force and trickery to take people’s organs. The law will impose punishments up to life imprisonment and fines up to 2 billion Ugandan shillings ($520,000) and introduce regulations to strengthen controls on…


China Insider: Another Organ Transplant Expert Leaves Behind Unethical Deeds

Zang Yunjin, a top Chinese organ transplant specialist, recently committed suicide, drawing attention to questionable methods of human organs transplantation.