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National Kidney and Transplant Institute controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1984

    Alleged clandestine kidney transplants involving Ferdinand Marcos

    Reports stated that two kidney transplant operations were secretly performed at the institute in August 1984 and November 1985 on President Ferdinand Marcos. The Philippine government rejected the claims at the time. The allegations are a controversial part of the institution's political and medical history.