India’s been a destination for medical tourism for a while, but our story on the kidney trafficking scam and the ethics involved for everyone - international recipients, “donors”, the medical profession, the lawmakers and the police - was aired on Radio Netherlands this week. You can see the slideshow and read about it here or just cut to the chase, buffer and listen here. Do let us know what you think of it. 
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March 30th, 2008 00:34
Piya & Chhavi - great story
We need to find ways to make such stories
1. More accessible to people
2. Be repeated often so that they get mindshare and result in action being taken - maybe we could have a forum where such stories are posted and its made mandatory for ministers / government officials to comment on them. Triggers will be raised when the minister / official responsible for that particular area doesnt comment satisfactorily. We could then have these responses rated by users (in a Digg like fashion) and bull shit responses by these officials raise triggers leading to escalation. Just a thought.
March 31st, 2008 12:40
Chhavi, Piya,
Good job. And for a worthwhile cause, which makes it better.
I am not sure what the constraints for the story were, but if you do have the freedom to construct it yourself, my key suggestion for future would be to take the stories at least one-level deeper and ask more “whys” rather than just sticking to the “whats” and the “hows”. For example, it would be good to hear about the motivations, thoughts, and feelings of the people involved and of those associated with them. Nonetheless, I’m glad to see both of you doing this.
S
June 27th, 2008 00:48
Unfortunately its not only “media” - no, its reality. Money of “rich” people still buys better health- even of the price of endangering others.
Unless strict laws (comparing to child abuse) are created in the western world it will not stop.