Sri Lanka suspends kidney transplants for foreigners
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Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities temporarily suspended kidney transplants for foreigners at government and private hospitals after a racket in India was linked to six local doctors.
Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne ordered a full investigation into claims by Indian police that the doctors attached to some private hospitals did kidney transplants for Indians involved in a major kidney racket, Xinhua news agency reported.
Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne ordered a full investigation into claims by Indian police that the doctors attached to some private hospitals did kidney transplants for Indians involved in a major kidney racket, Xinhua news agency reported.
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