Every year, some 10,000 illegal kidney operations take place — about 75 per cent of the black market of all organs traded worldwide — it was reported, citing Dr. Luc Noel, a WHO official who monitors trends in human organ transplants.

The increasing number of people suffering from diseases such as heart problems, diabetes and high blood pressure is pushing the rise in the illicit trade of kidneys.u00a0“There is a growing need for transplants and big profits to be made. It’s ever growing, it’s a constant struggle. The stakes are so big, the profit that can be made so huge, that the temptation is out there,” Noel said.

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