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IN THE PHILIPPINES
SURVEY RESULTS MAY 2007 –
MARCH 2008
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Year of Donation

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“Excuse me, miss!! I did not
sell my kidney, I donated it!”

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organ donor to
the interviewer,
Baseco, Tondo 2007
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Reasons for Donating
POVERTY 210

FINANCIALLY RELATED 47

ALTRUISM AND POVERTY 11

TO HELP THE PATIENT 21

SELF- CHALLENGE 6

NO PRIMARY REASON 1

OTHERS (e.g. fix homes, reclaim 26

pawned land, buy livestock etc..)

Even though some of the reasons relate to poverty, we separated the number of
donors who explicitly mentioned poverty and “because of money” as their primary
reason for donating.

Amount of Donor Compensation*

Range – PhP150, 000 –

PhP385, 000

(estimated US$3571 –
US$$9166.67)

Mean – PhP120515.05

(US$2857.14)

Mode – PhP100000

(US$2380.95)
*dollar rate of PhP42 and excludes the
“compensation” from foundations
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NATIONALITY OF RECIPIENTS
FILIPINO 109 ISRAELITE 1
MIX FILIPINO 14 ITALIAN 1
AMERICAN 4 JAPANESE 15
ARABIAN 94 KOREAN 4

AUSTRALIAN 3 PAKISTANI 1
CANADIAN 2 SINGAPOREAN 1
CHINESE 16 SPANISH 1
GREEK 1 TAIWANESE 1
GERMAN 2 UNKNOWN 29
INDIAN 1 UNKNOWN NATIONALITY 11
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Did donor develop a close
relationship with the recipient?

YES 55 18%

NO 247 79%

DID NOT 9 3%
INDICATE
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“ I stayed in his resthouse in Batangas.
There I met many other organ donors
waiting for their turn to go to Manila to
donate their kidney.”

- Filipino organ donor,

Quezon province 2008

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Was a broker involved in the donation?

YES 267 86
NO 41 13
REFUSE TO 3 1
DIVULGE INFO

RANGE OF BROKER PROFIT : PhP1500 – PhP300 000

(estimated US$ 36 – US$ 7145)
+ Who handed the payment to the donor after
the operation?

AGENT / BROKER 125 40%

RECIPIENT 18 6%

RELATIVE OF DONOR 4 1%

RELATIVE OF RECIPIENT 36 12%

DOCTOR 74 24%

OTHERS 12 4%%

FOUNDATION 9 3

INFO WITHHELD 33 11%

Health Counseling
(Before and After
Transplant)

“ I do not even know what a

kidney is. “
- Filipino organ
donor,
Mandaluyong 2007
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the operation?

Response Value Percentage

YES 223 72%
NO 88 28%
TOTAL 311 100%

+ Did donor go back to the hospital for post-

operative check-up?

Response Value Percentage

YES 124 40%
NO 187 60%
+ Did doctor advise donor to go back to the
hospital after the operation?

Response Value Percentage

YES 214 68.8%
NO 95 30.5%
UNKNOWN 2 .07%

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Economic Consequences
“I don’t have any choice. I do not have an education.”

- organ donor, Quezon Province 2008

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