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Khaw to visit Manila village where human body parts are sold
By Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 26 August 2008 2008 hrs
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SINGAPORE: Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan will visit a village in Manila where people sell their body parts.
He will make the side trip next month while in the Philippine capital for a World Health Organisation meeting. He said he plans to talk to the donors to find out how they fare after their surgery.
The Health Minister disclosed the plans when responding to questions raised by the MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, Hri Kumar, in Parliament.
Mr Hri wanted to know if the hospital ethics committees have discharged their duties and functions properly and if the ministry would review past organ transfers, following the recent organ trading cases in Singapore.
Responding to that, Mr Khaw said there are no plans to review past organ transfers, but his ministry will study if there are better ways to assess organ transplants once current legal proceedings are completed.
One option is to have a national ethics committee to review all cases. However, such a committee would be swamped as there are about 120 transplants a year and each case requires multiple interviews.
Jurong GRC MP Halimah Yacob asked if there is an inherent conflict of interest when the ethics committee is appointed by the same hospital that is carrying out the transplant.
Mr Khaw replied: "The system we have here is not uniquely Singapore, it is a very common system adopted in practically all countries - where we leave such decisions to the local hospital's ethics committee.
"Of course, there is potential conflict of interest. That's why the composition (of the committee) is so important. We always include members who are outside the hospital and the individuals who are put in (the committee) include not just doctors but also non-doctors." - CNA/ir
Khaw to visit Manila village where human body parts are sold
By Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 26 August 2008 2008 hrs
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SINGAPORE: Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan will visit a village in Manila where people sell their body parts.
He will make the side trip next month while in the Philippine capital for a World Health Organisation meeting. He said he plans to talk to the donors to find out how they fare after their surgery.
The Health Minister disclosed the plans when responding to questions raised by the MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, Hri Kumar, in Parliament.
Mr Hri wanted to know if the hospital ethics committees have discharged their duties and functions properly and if the ministry would review past organ transfers, following the recent organ trading cases in Singapore.
Responding to that, Mr Khaw said there are no plans to review past organ transfers, but his ministry will study if there are better ways to assess organ transplants once current legal proceedings are completed.
One option is to have a national ethics committee to review all cases. However, such a committee would be swamped as there are about 120 transplants a year and each case requires multiple interviews.
Jurong GRC MP Halimah Yacob asked if there is an inherent conflict of interest when the ethics committee is appointed by the same hospital that is carrying out the transplant.
Mr Khaw replied: "The system we have here is not uniquely Singapore, it is a very common system adopted in practically all countries - where we leave such decisions to the local hospital's ethics committee.
"Of course, there is potential conflict of interest. That's why the composition (of the committee) is so important. We always include members who are outside the hospital and the individuals who are put in (the committee) include not just doctors but also non-doctors." - CNA/ir
