DOHA: There has been a significant increase in the number of donated and transplanted organs this year compared to previous years.
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has conducted 13 transplants, including four livers and nine kidneys, donated between this January and April. It performed transplants on three Doha residents using organs from a deceased donor (two kidneys and one liver).
A Qatari recipient of one of the donated kidneys urged patients undergoing dialysis to opt for kidney transplant surgery at HMC instead of travelling abroad.
“HMC is providing transplant patients with world-class pre- and post-operative care through an organ transplant team of qualified professionals, including surgeons led by Dr Yousuf Al Maslamani,” he said.
The patient had gone through peritoneal dialysis (a treatment for severe chronic kidney disease) for one year prior to kidney transplant.
He expressed gratitude to all transplant surgeons, physicians and nurses who participated in his transplant procedure and care.
The recipient of the second kidney was a Filipino in Doha who had been receiving renal dialysis to provide an artificial replacement for his lost kidney function due to renal failure. He said he was overjoyed to learn that a compatible kidney was available for his long-awaited transplant.
The third organ recipient was an Egyptian living in Doha who was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2004 and had been on the waiting list for a liver transplant. The patient decided to undergo liver transplant to end his suffering and his confidence in HMC’s liver transplant team led by Dr Hatem Khalaf.
Dr Yousuf Al Maslamani, Director, Qatar Centre for Organ Transplantation, and Medical Director, Hamad General Hospital, attributed the increase in the number of transplants to efforts of clinical, nursing and support staff at HMC’s Qatar Centre for Organ Transplantation and Qatar Organ Donation Centre (Hiba) and continued support of HMC management.The Peninsula
