Health Ministry Has Temporarily Banned Performing Of Kidney Transplants For Foreigners At Government And Private Hospitals

The Ministry Of Health ,Nutrition And Indeginous Medicine has today(21) decided to temporarily ban the performing of Kidney Transplants to Foreigners at Government And Private Hospitals with immediatte effect.

This decision has been taken following the decision taken by Indian Police to filed cases against Six Sri Lankan Doctors who have performed around 60 Kidney Transplant Surgeries for Indian Nationals at four colombo based private hospitals by buying kidneys from poor indian villagers for money.

The Six Doctors namely Dr.Madhava,Dr.Monick,Dr.Niroshani,Dr.Shabeeba ,Dr.Sadhana and Dr.Chamila have faced these allegations of performing 60 Kidney Transplants in Private Hospitals here illeagally .

Meanwhile Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala has said the Health Ministry too launched an investigations on the alleged Kidney Racket involved by some Sri Lankan Doctors .