The Ministry of Health has released a statement clarifying reports that a private hospital in Eldoret was involved in an international organ trafficking scheme.
In a statement dated April 15, the ministry confirmed that it was privy to suspicious activity from the hospital as of July 2023, when the Transplantation Society wrote to it. "The Ministry of Health received a letter from the Transplantation Society dated 20th July 2023 with concerns over increased Israeli nationals receiving kidney transplants in Kenya," part of the statement read. "The society highlighted concerns of an organised syndicate that was evading existing regulations in the country with suspicion of organ trafficking." Ministry of Health's Afya House Building in Nairobi, Kenya.
Photo Ministry of Health After the alarm was raised, the ministry revealed that a multidisciplinary team was instituted and tasked with investigating the matter in depth.
They made their first fact-finding trip to the hospital between December 5 and 8, 2023.
