How Much Money Do You Get For Selling Your Kidney

For those in need of a kidney transplant in Indonesia, medical experts say Facebook is proving more effective than official organ registries when it comes to finding donors.

The Indonesian Dialysis Community (KPCDI) estimates effectually 150,000 patients are suffering from kidney failure in Indonesia.

Chairman Tony Samosir told the ABC that while selling organs is against the law, the black market place is the but hope for the vast majority of patients.

"Information technology'south easy to get offers of commercial kidney organs on the internet, there are fifty-fifty certain groups of kidney donor brokers on social media," he said.

Mr Samosir said prices range from 100 to 350 1000000 rupiah ($9,270 to $32,430) or even into the billions of rupiah in some cases.

'Even if I have to dice, I don't mind'

Facebook organ group — Some listings for kidneys spoke of heavy debts and the demand to provide for immature families.( Facebook )

A search on Facebook revealed more than 30 accounts acting as a mediator for those looking to sell their organs — some even featured kidney auctions for interested recipients.

"I'm 19 years one-time and I really need coin to comprehend medical treatment for my dad who had a stroke," i poster wrote on Facebook.

"I actually want to make my wife and my daughter happy and then they can buy things, then delight help me," read some other post.

"Even if I take to die, I don't mind every bit long as they are happy. Please contact me."

Others posts listed heavy debts and the need to provide for a young family as reasons for the auction.

"The reason why I want to sell [my kidney] is because I want to pay my massive debt. I don't want to lose my family unit," Adi, who posted his kidney offer on Facebook, told the ABC, adding that the debt accumulated after he borrowed coin for his wedding.

In his post he said he wants to clear his debt so he tin be "a father effigy" to his three-month-old son.

"There accept been a couple of people contacting me with enquires just no serious offers," Adi said. He is hoping to get around $5,000.

Push to introduce 'opt-out' laws on organ harvesting

Organ protest — KPCDI are lobbying for the institution of a National Transplant Commission in Indonesia.( Supplied )

Indonesia has a very low organ donation rate co-ordinate to the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation — at the aforementioned time, kidney failure imposes the 2d largest cost to Indonesia'south healthcare organization later heart disease.

Tony Samosir says his organisation is lobbying for the establishment of a National Transplant Committee to work towards increasing kidney donations.

"But if we want to donate our kidney or other organs, where do you go? If there was a committee, nosotros could boost people's awareness and entrada about kidney donating."

There has too been a recent push to update Indonesian law to establish an "opt-out" system on organ donation — allowing organs to be harvested from anyone who does non register as a non-donor.

"In the Philippines, if there are accident victims, unidentified bodies or victims of criminal offense, within six hours doctors can take their corneas without needing approval because of their opt-out system," said Tjahjono Gondowiardjo, the caput of Indonesia's Eye Banking concern Institution.

But Health Ministry building spokesman Budi Sampurno said this organisation was not an choice for Indonesia.

"A difficult opt-out arrangement that presumes all their denizen to have consented to organ donation regardless of their or their family's wishes tin can actually be considered violating human rights, and it is only applied by autocratic countries such as Singapore," he said.

However Mr Sampurno said a new donor registry system would be put in place soon, allowing willing donors to be assessed for eligibility, verified and registered.

Posted 11 October 2018 Thu 11 Oct 2018 at 7:50pm, updated 13 Oct 2018 Sat 13 Oct 2018 at 4:06pm