India's illegal blood market - 5 July 2008

With more people able to afford medical care in India, the growing market is driving so-called "blood rackets". Some poor people are lured into giving their blood for money but are then held against their will without payment.

Al Jazeera's Divya Gopalan reports from the northern city of Gorakhpur where the discovery of such illegal operations raises questions over safety standards in India's hospitals.

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[hoffmann9471]

And illegal organ trade......it´s worst - TERRIBLE !!!!!!!! Speechless by this mankind sometimes..... Danke schoen for the info.

5* P.

[nubianhoney333]

This world is just fucked up!!!

[biktoras57]

vampires costumers?

[baltao08]

@nubianhoney333 Do something that would make this world a better place instead of complaining!

[y2kjorgeavila]

It can happen any were.

I don't now my neighbor.

[lictor313]

let me guess, we western taxpayers are going to be brought to shore up some sort of handout for this?

[DrMoondoggy]

wow how did thay keep them from yelling or trying to excape?

[saffrongirl]

HI,

I can'nt believe they were doing that.

Thats terrible!

Kepted behind closed doors for 2 and half

years.

Thanks for the info.

saffrongil