Philippines health officials: No kidneys for foreigners

April 29th, 2008 in Medicine & Health / Other
Philippines health officials: No kidneys for foreigners (AP)

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III gestures as he expounds on the new law on total ban on foreign transplant during a press conference Tuesday, April 29, 2008 in Manila. Foreigners are permanently banned from receiving kidneys for transplant to prevent the country from becoming a major Asian center in an already thriving black-market trade. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)

(AP) -- Foreigners will be permanently banned from receiving kidneys for transplant in the Philippines to prevent the country from becoming a major Asian center in an already thriving black-market trade, health officials announced Tuesday.

Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .