Uganda passes new law against stealing of human organs

Published: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 10:19 am

Uganda passes new law against stealing of human organs
Organ trafficking is rife in Uganda, where women have been reportedly duped into unnecessary surgeries.
A patient rests on a bed in a hospital in Kampala, Uganda [James Akena/Reuters]
Published On 30 May 2023
30 May 2023
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has approved a law to stop the stealing of human organs and tissues, his health minister said on Tuesday, in a nation where women have been reportedly duped into unnecessary surgeries.
Local media have in recent years reported cases of women recruited for domestic work in the Middle East being conned into medical procedures after which their kidneys are sold in global trafficking rings.
In a tweet, Health Minister Jane Aceng thanked Museveni for signing the Uganda Human Organ Donation and Transplant Bill 2023 to better regulate the area. The door is now open for #Uganda to begin a new chapter of Organ Transplant, she said.
I thank H.E the President, @KagutaMuseveni for assenting to the Uganda Human Organ Donation and Transplant Bill 2023.
The door is now open for #Uganda to begin a new chapter of Organ Transplant.
Congratulations Ugandans!

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