Hokse
1 Apr 2024
Some villagers in Hokse, a remote village in Nepal, have been lured into selling their kidneys with a promise that they would regrow. Hokse, once notoriously known as "Kidney Valley," because someone from almost every household has sold his/her kidney. Brokers visit the area and persuade people to part with an organ, even though it…
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