(MENAFN- Gulf Times) HE the Minister of
Public Health Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari this week attended an event to
mark 30 years of safe and successful organ transplantation surgeries at
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).
She recognised the many pioneers who
have contributed to making the programme successful, at the event which
also honoured living organ donors and the families of deceased donors.
Also acknowledged were Qatari transplant recipients who chose to have
their procedure in Qatar rather than go abroad, signalling a confidence
in the high professionalism of the organ transplantation team operating
at Hamad General Hospital. In 1986 a surgical team at HMC performed
Qatar's first kidney transplant on a Qatari woman who received a donor
kidney from her sister. Now, 30 years on, with a 98% success rate,
HMC's organ transplantation programme is one of the most admired in the
world.
'The success of Qatar's organ transplantation programme is
something which we can be extremely proud of. With fairness and equity
at its heart, our transplantation programme has been recognised
internationally, HE Dr al-Kuwari said.
'Qatar's national strategy
for organ transplantation is not only world-leading in terms of the
clinical and ethical standards it applies but also one that is
appropriate to the healthcare needs of our growing country and our
diverse population, she noted.
Qatar Centre for Organ
Transplantation director Dr Yousuf al-Maslamani said HMC has decreased
the number of patients who are travelling abroad for commercial
transplantation by 70%.
'Over the last three decades, HMC has
developed a robust deceased organ donation programme, liver
transplantation programme, and paediatric kidney transplantation
programme, Dr al-Maslamani said.
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