A taskforce appointed by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale to investigate potential organ trafficking at Mediheal Hospital has recommended the prosecution of the facility's founder and chairman, Swarup Mishra.
The report links Mishra and three transplant specialists at the Level 5 hospital to kidney transplants allegedly conducted in violation of national regulations and ethical standards, pointing to possible criminal activity. "Dr.
Swarup Mishra, Dr Murthy (Nephrologist), Dr Sananda Bag (Urologist/ Transplant Surgeon) and Dr Vijay Kumar (Anaesthesiologist) who were involved in kidney transplants at Mediheal Hospital should be investigated for their potential criminal involvement in organ trafficking and for possible violations of national transplant laws and ethical standards," reads part of the Independent Investigative Committee's report.
The taskforce has also called for the arrest and prosecution of all medics involved in irregular transplants, as well as those allegedly engaged in trafficking people for organ harvesting.
