In the city of Kermanshah, many women living in war-ravaged towns are having to sell their kidneys to survive. Rampant poverty coupled with the large number of people needing kidney transplants has led to a growth in the practise.
Shahrzad News:According to Hussein Biglari, head of the Kidney Patients Association in the city of Kermanshah, many women living in war-ravaged towns are having to sell their kidneys to survive. Rampant poverty coupled with the large number of people needing kidney transplants has led to a growth in the practise.
Mr Biglari told the Mehr news agency: “The lack of prospects for an economic recovery in Kermanshah and other war-torn Iranian cities is forcing many people, and women in particular, to sell their healthy kidneys to those who need them. The price is around six million tomans per organ, but some pay even more.”
He added that the number of people selling kidneys in Kermanshah is almost enough to meet the demands of the whole country. Young women from the ancient city sometimes travel to the capital where the price is even higher.
Source: Shahrzad News
