Taking a knife to illegal organs

Reporting system to crack down on unauthorized trades and transplants

BEIJING - China's Ministry of Health is set to establish a reporting system in a bid to crack down on illegal human organ procurements and transplants, a statement on the ministry's website said on Tuesday.

Due to a severe shortage of donated organs for transplants, some hospitals on the mainland resort to illegal organ trading, seriously tarnishing the image of the industry and undermining its healthy and sustainable development, said Vice-Minister of Health Huang Jiefu.