Public call for organ donations
By Shan Juan | China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-26 07:38
|
A cornea for transplant is collected from a deceased organ donor in Badong Hospital, Hubei province, in this file photo. Qi Jieshuang |
China launched a national organ donation system yesterday in a bid to gradually shake off its long-time dependence on executed prisoners as a major source of organs for transplants and as part of efforts to crack down on organ trafficking.
Photo
