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Nepal's 'Kidney valley' is where workers are tricked into selling organs

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Nepal's 'Kidney valley' where workers are duped into selling organs

Kavre District in the foothills of the Himalayas has become known as kidney valley. Desperate for money, many workers in the region are being sucked in by 'cash for kidney' rackets. Many workers are duped into selling organs in the 'kidney valley'

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Nepal villagers duped into selling kidneys and told organ would regrow - now country faces new health crisis

Villagers duped into selling kidneys and told organ would regrow - now country faces new health crisis. Village of Hokse in Nepal known as Kidney Valley because someone from almost every household has sold the human organ. Now poverty is fuelling another health crisis in the country - with kidneys again at the heart of it.

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How to End America's Kidney Shortage

How to End America's Kidney Shortage? Legalizing organ markets can save tens of thousands of lives each year. Patients on the kidney waiting list should be able to get their hands on organ donation markets, experts say. Legalization of organ transplants could help end America's kidney shortage.

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