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(Unlocking a Deadly Secret by Nicolas D. Kristoff)
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Year of Donation
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“Excuse me, miss!! I did not
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Baseco, Tondo 2007
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Reasons for Donating
POVERTY 210
FINANCIALLY RELATED 47
SELF- CHALLENGE 6
NO PRIMARY REASON 1
Even though some of the reasons relate to poverty, we separated the number of
donors who explicitly mentioned poverty and “because of money” as their primary
reason for donating.
(estimated US$3571 –
US$$9166.67)
Mean – PhP120515.05
(US$2857.14)
Mode – PhP100000
(US$2380.95)
*dollar rate of PhP42 and excludes the
“compensation” from foundations
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NATIONALITY OF RECIPIENTS
FILIPINO 109 ISRAELITE 1
MIX FILIPINO 14 ITALIAN 1
AMERICAN 4 JAPANESE 15
ARABIAN 94 KOREAN 4
AUSTRALIAN 3 PAKISTANI 1
CANADIAN 2 SINGAPOREAN 1
CHINESE 16 SPANISH 1
GREEK 1 TAIWANESE 1
GERMAN 2 UNKNOWN 29
INDIAN 1 UNKNOWN NATIONALITY 11
BUT FOREIGNER
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Did donor develop a close
relationship with the recipient?
YES 55 18%
NO 247 79%
DID NOT 9 3%
INDICATE
BROKER INVOLVEMENT
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“ I stayed in his resthouse in Batangas.
There I met many other organ donors
waiting for their turn to go to Manila to
donate their kidney.”
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Was a broker involved in the donation?
YES 267 86
NO 41 13
REFUSE TO 3 1
DIVULGE INFO
RECIPIENT 18 6%
RELATIVE OF DONOR 4 1%
DOCTOR 74 24%
OTHERS 12 4%%
FOUNDATION 9 3
Health Counseling
(Before and After
Transplant)
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Economic Consequences
“I don’t have any choice. I do not have an education.”
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