MANILA, Philippines — Officials of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) maintained on Wednesday that no illegal organ donations were taking place in the state-run specialty hospital despite allegations linking one of its nurses to a kidney trafficking scheme.
They cited the stringent screening process they follow for transplant procedures and stressed that the nurse being accused had no access to organ donors and recipients.
At a press conference, the NKTI confirmed that Allan Ligaya, a staff nurse identified by the National Bureau of Investigation as the leader of an organ trafficking ring in Bulacan province, was an employee.
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