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Dr Yousuf al-Maslamani, medical director of Hamad General Hospital (HGH) and director of Qatar Centre for Organ Transplantation has been elected as the official representative for the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries on the executive board of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (Mesot) for 2014-2018. |
This appointment was confirmed during the recent 14th Mesot Congress meeting in
Istanbul.
Dr al-Maslamani was also awarded by Mesot for his exemplary leadership in developing Qatar’s internationally recognised model for organ donation and transplantation.
“Qatar is one of the few countries in the world that offers an equitable organ transplantation service on the basis of a single unified national waiting list. The humane and unbiased nature of our service is something we pride ourselves on and we strive to offer every one of our patients the best care possible,” he said.
“I am honoured to have been elected by an eminent group of experts in the field of organ transplantation to represent not only Qatar but also other GCC countries on Mesot’s executive board for the next four years. We have come a long way in developing this sector but, as is the case all over the world, there is still much more work to be done and I am delighted to be entrusted with this important task,” Dr al-Maslamani added.
At the Mesot Congress, the HMC delegation presented four scientific lectures on different subjects including ‘Doha model for organ donation, kidney transplantation and liver transplantation’. The team also chaired two scientific sessions on liver and kidney
transplantation.
HMC also won a silver medal in table tennis at this year’s Mesot games. Saad al-Ghanem, a donor, was the winner. He was accompanied by two other donors and recipients at the games.
Dr Riadh Fadhil, director of HMC’s Qatar Organ Donation Centre – Hiba, explained that the theme of the 2014 Mesot Congress was ‘organ donation and ethical conduct’ and this underlines HMC’s strategic approach towards organ donation and transplantation and is the guiding principle of our Doha Donation Accord.
He added that the Doha model has succeeded in changing the attitude of the public towards organ donation and increased the number of organ donors which has thereby helped many patients receive urgently needed organ transplantations.
The Doha Donation Accord, which was established in 2010, is the result of close collaboration between the Supreme Council of Health, HMC and the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group. The framework of the accord is based on Qatari laws and regulations and the guiding principles of the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism.
