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A Suitable Donor: Harvesting Kidneys in the Philippines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Rey Ventura
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Along the coast of Manila Bay in the Philippines, behind the grand Manila Hotel, there is a slum district called Baseco. Hidden by towering container yards and cargo ships, this shantytown had been virtually unknown until a few years ago when a television report broadcast nationwide put a red pin on the map of Manila.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 12 , Issue 50 , December 2014 , e1
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