Doha: Over 44,000 new donors signed up to Organ Donor Registry during Ramadan – more than double last year’s total for the same period.
With this, the number of people on the register, which is unique in the region, has crossed 148,000.
During Ramadan, over 450 Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) staff worked to educate and inform the community about organ donation at booths across 14 shopping centres. They also shared information about the importance of the programme and provided new donors with donor card.
An organ transplant is a life-saving procedure and can significantly improve the quality of life for someone with chronic organ failure.
Deceased donors are those who have pledged during their life to give organs to someone in need.
They include cases in which the family agrees on organ donation after the person’s death. Living donors donate a kidney or part of the liver while they are alive.
“The campaign aimed at informing people about organ donation, answer their questions and let them know that living donation is safe,” said Dr. Riadh Fadhil, Director, Qatar Organ Donation Centre.
“The educators were able to speak to the community about deceased donations and the importance of informing your family about your wishes. Those who wanted to join the registry were able to do so and we are very proud to have had a further 44,000 people take the pledge.” The growth of the registry is unprecedented. Qatar is one of the few countries in the region offering integrated organ transplant services on the basis of a single, unified national waiting list.
“We are proud of Doha model of organ donation and the successful strategies to address our challenges in Qatar. This model has become internationally recognised as safe and ethical,” Dr. Fadhil said.
“We encourage all residents in Qatar to register and if they have a patient related to them, to look for a living organ donor within the family. Organ donation is a social responsibility that needs collaboration to achieve self-sufficiency and treat all our patients.” For details or to register, visit www.organdonation.hamad.qa
The Peninsula
Doha: Over 44,000 new donors signed up to Organ Donor Registry during Ramadan – more than double last year’s total for the same period.
With this, the number of people on the register, which is unique in the region, has crossed 148,000.
During Ramadan, over 450 Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) staff worked to educate and inform the community about organ donation at booths across 14 shopping centres. They also shared information about the importance of the programme and provided new donors with donor card.
An organ transplant is a life-saving procedure and can significantly improve the quality of life for someone with chronic organ failure.
Deceased donors are those who have pledged during their life to give organs to someone in need.
They include cases in which the family agrees on organ donation after the person’s death. Living donors donate a kidney or part of the liver while they are alive.
“The campaign aimed at informing people about organ donation, answer their questions and let them know that living donation is safe,” said Dr. Riadh Fadhil, Director, Qatar Organ Donation Centre.
“The educators were able to speak to the community about deceased donations and the importance of informing your family about your wishes. Those who wanted to join the registry were able to do so and we are very proud to have had a further 44,000 people take the pledge.” The growth of the registry is unprecedented. Qatar is one of the few countries in the region offering integrated organ transplant services on the basis of a single, unified national waiting list.
“We are proud of Doha model of organ donation and the successful strategies to address our challenges in Qatar. This model has become internationally recognised as safe and ethical,” Dr. Fadhil said.
“We encourage all residents in Qatar to register and if they have a patient related to them, to look for a living organ donor within the family. Organ donation is a social responsibility that needs collaboration to achieve self-sufficiency and treat all our patients.” For details or to register, visit www.organdonation.hamad.qa
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