Transplants and Trafficking
大象传媒 News presenter Seb Choudhury sets out to donate a kidney to save his mother's life and investigates why people from ethnic minorities are less likely to donate organs.
People of Black and Asian origin do not donate organs in the same numbers as those from a white background, which can lead to a long and sometimes fatal wait on the transplant list. When his mother fell ill, 大象传媒 News presenter Seb Choudhury was left with little choice but to donate one of his kidneys to her to save her life. We follow Seb's journey, and investigate why people from ethnic minorities do not donate. We also look into the illegal trade in south Asia, where some of the world's poorest people are coerced into selling their organs to escape their poverty, but are often left in a worse situation than they were in before.
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A family's journey
Duration: 04:27
Kidney donation
A 大象传媒 presenter tells the story of how he felt forced to donate a kidney to his mother because of a shortage of deceased Asian donors.
Sabet Choudhury was told his mother Sakina could have only three years to live, after her kidneys failed.
He said he had "no choice" but to donate a kidney, as she could have been waiting 10 years for a transplant.
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sabat Choudhury |
Producer | Ben White |
Executive Producer | Alex Baxter |
Broadcasts
- Thu 30 Jul 2015 19:00大象传媒 One West
- Fri 31 Jul 2015 20:30大象传媒 News UK & UK HD only
- Sat 1 Aug 2015 00:30大象传媒 News UK & UK HD only
- Sat 1 Aug 2015 13:30大象传媒 News UK & UK HD only
- Sun 2 Aug 2015 05:30大象传媒 News UK & UK HD only
- Sun 2 Aug 2015 10:30大象传媒 News UK & UK HD only
- Sun 2 Aug 2015 16:30大象传媒 News UK & UK HD only