In a bid to reduce the growing black market in kidneys for transplant, particularly from poor Filipino donors, the authorities in Manila have permanently banned organ transplants for foreigners in the country. A temporary ban was already in place but has now been replaced by the permanent ban.
The law in the Philippines states that no more than 10 per cent of transplants in the country are to be carried out on foreigners.
It's drastic but then again so is the growing organ trade. I just hope they make use of all available organs. I don't know anything about need in the Philipines or rates of donation.