Qatar records 39% rise in registered organ donations
Almost five hundred thousand people in the Gulf nation have registered to donate their organs after their passing. As the Holy month of Ramadan draws to an end, more people…
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Half a million people in Qatar are now registered organ donors
10 years ago, 2,000 people were registered as organ donors in Qatar. Today, 500,000 residents and nationals in the country have signed the post-mortem organ donation form. Five hundred thousand…
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Qatar’s Hamad Hospital to begin heart transplant surgeries
The country had also recently announced that it will add lung transplants to its list of procedures, with the first to be conducted in the upcoming two months. Hamad Medical…
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Qatar to launch lung transplant programme
The major procedure will soon be possible thanks to doctors at Hamad Medical Corporation. Hamad Medical Corporation’s [HMC] Organ Transplant Program will soon start lung transplants, the Minister for Public…
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Deceased organ donor helps save three lives
Described as a noble act by many religions, organ donation continues to save more lives. A deceased organ donor’s selfless act has helped save the lives of three people awaiting…
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Organ donation: The final act of compassion before death
Though sometimes stigmatised by some cultures across the world, organ donation is slowly gaining popularity, with more people registering to become donors to perform one final and life-saving act of…
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HMC aims to have 230,000 organ donors by the end of this year
Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: @thequint /Â Twitter The number of organ donors in Qatar has grown in leaps and bounds over the past five years, according to a senior…
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HMC performs Qatar’s first liver transplant from a living donor
Liver recipient Ashraf Zaid and donor (his nephew) Usama Zaid, with HMC Medical Director Dr. Yousef Al Maslamani. Credit: HMC Surgeons at Hamad General Hospital have successfully performed the nation’s first…
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New campaign aims to sign up 50,000 more organ donors in Qatar
Officials want to increase the number of organ donors from 100,000 to 150,000 people.
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