Qatar’s organ transplant programme achieves regional excellence

Doha, Qatar: Qatar s organ transplant programme has evolved over the years and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and is one of the most comprehensive tr...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s organ transplant programme has evolved over the years and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and is one of the most comprehensive transplant centers in the region, according to a senior official.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Affairs and Director of Qatar Center for Organ Transplantation, Dr. Yousuf Al Maslamani said that international standard facilities, experts and a unified organ donor registry have enhanced the organ transplant programme.

“Qatar’s Organ Transplant Programme offers kidney, liver and lung transplant surgeries making HMC one of the most comprehensive transplant centers in the region,” he said in a video message.

He highlighted that since the start of Qatar’s Organ Transplant Program in 1986 it has expended and    strengthened the exceptional care for patients.

“HMC has in place a multidisciplinary team, with some leading international experts to give the highest level of care to our patients,” said Dr. Al Maslamani.