Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has authorized awarding the King Abdulaziz Medal of the Third Class to 200 Saudi female and male residents who’ve donated their organs. Every considered one of these residents donated a serious organ, whether or not from a dwelling or brain-dead donor.
The Saudi monarch’s awarding of the medal comes as a token of appreciation for the humanitarian gesture on the a part of the residents and encourage extra residents to comply with swimsuit. It’s noteworthy that Saudi Arabia recorded a rise within the charge of dwelling organ donations, reaching 4.9 p.c in 2024.
The Saudi Middle for Organ Transplantation attributed this improve to a number of components, together with the elevated capability of some organ transplant packages and the success of the kidney trade program between households, which expanded donation alternatives for kidney failure sufferers. Technological developments have additionally contributed to lowering the size of keep for each donors and sufferers within the hospital after surgical procedure.
In response to the middle, digital purposes have doubled the expansion within the variety of deceased organ donors, and even dwelling donors who want to donate elements of their organs, corresponding to livers and kidneys. The digital platform and the Tawakkalna app have enhanced the tradition of organ donation and facilitated registration procedures for these wishing to donate, bringing the whole variety of donors to roughly 540,000.
Saudi Arabia has 31 accredited organ transplant facilities, distributed throughout specialties for kidney transplants that represent 55 p.c of facilities, in addition to for transplants of liver, coronary heart, pancreas, lung, and gut. Organs are distributed to sufferers that suffer organ failure based on exact medical standards set by specialised advisory committees based mostly on the affected person’s medical situation.
