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Illegal Blood and Organ Farming

According to WHO statistics every country needs at least 1% of blood reserve but for the entire population of India only 9 million unit is collected whereas 12 million unit of blood is annually required, which shows a deficit of 25%. Some times the deficit rise up to 50% and this leads to the rise of illegal blood farming in India. In 2011, blood was sold for $337 per unit in international market, and blood was taken out even from children and prisoners. In blood farms people are caged and extracted blood at least 16 times a month and they are just fed twice daily. In India the blood is sold for $18/unit which is 15 times higher than the government rate. Due to the lack of a Central Blood Agency authenticity of the reports are not confirmed. Rough estimate says that India needs 3 million units of blood and when it is multiplied by $15, the worth of illegal blood donation business is $45 million annually. Health issues are also reported along with illegal blood donation that to...