After undergoing a kidney transplant donated by his brother

In the video, "Your donation is a life" that brings the child "Abdullah" back to his normal life

• «Abdullah» after the success of the kidney transplant.

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• "Salem" is Abdullah's older brother, who donated his kidney to his brother.

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• Abdullah Al-Khayyat: We look forward to strengthening Dubai's position as a regional destination of excellence in pediatric organ and transplantation in the region.

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The "Your Donation is a Life" initiative succeeded in bringing the child (Abdullah Swali Habatana - Pakistani - 10 years old) back to his normal life again. He underwent a kidney transplant donated by his older brother, Salem, and the operation that was performed at Al Jalila Children's Specialized Hospital was successful.

Abdullah is the second patient who benefited from the initiative launched by "Emirates Today", in cooperation with the Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai, and was preceded by the Afghan child named God Sher Hussain, among the 38 patients included in the initiative with kidney failure.

Executive Director of Al Jalila Children's Specialist Hospital, Abdullah Al-Khayyat said: “Our specialized team of experts at the hospital, in cooperation with our strategic partners, are working hard to provide high-quality health care to children with chronic and dangerous kidney diseases in a child-friendly environment to save their lives. Kidneys for children so far from seven deceased and two living donors, the last of whom was the child Abdullah.

He continued: “Through the Center for Organ Transplantation in Al Jalila for Children, we look forward to strengthening Dubai’s position as a regional destination of excellence in pediatric medicine and transplantation in the region, supporting the achievement of the Dubai Health Strategy 2021, and pushing towards achieving our government's vision of increasing access to organ transplant services. high quality".

He added: “We thank our partners and all those in charge of this noble humanitarian initiative that comes in light of these difficult times experienced by patients with chronic kidney failure, and we will continue to work with all our partners in the government and private sectors, to save the lives of many children who live on the land of the United Arab Emirates.” .

Abu Abdullah said to Emirates Today: “My happiness and the happiness of my family and my son Abdullah are indescribable, after his name was included in the list of patients included in the initiative (Your Donation is a Life), and here he is carrying out the operation after his brother Salem donated his kidneys, I thank the UAE and its leadership for the unlimited giving, Especially in the field of charitable humanitarian work, which follows the path of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (may God rest his soul), and I also thank the donor who sponsored all medical expenses for children included in the initiative.

Regarding his son’s journey with illness, he said: “My son Abdullah was born in a hospital in Al-Ain, and after the sixth year of his life, health symptoms related to the kidneys began to appear. So, I transferred him to a specialized hospital in Dubai, where medication was dispensed for him for three years, and every two months he was admitted to the hospital for a medical review, after which the doctors decided to undergo dialysis twice a week, and a charity was responsible for the expenses at Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital.

He continued: “The hospital administration informed me that Abdullah would be transplanted to him by including his name among those included in the initiative (Your Donation is a Life), which made us happy, and Abdullah’s happiness was overwhelming, as my children underwent a match test in order to donate a kidney to him, and he was the only person who matched him. His brother Salem, who was enthusiastic to donate on his own, and the operation was successful, and Abdullah regained his normal life.

He added: “I have 10 children, the youngest of whom is Abdullah, and unfortunately he was not able to enter the school permanently, and he did not receive his education because I was unable to provide the tuition fees. Currently, Abdullah and his brothers dream of continuing their studies. ”

Abu Abdullah explained that he had been working in government and private agencies for 30 years, and due to his old age and chronic illness, he left work five years ago, after suffering a stroke, indicating that his eldest son is the only breadwinner for the family, and he works in a private agency with a salary of 6000 dirhams. And they live on aid.

Preparing for the operation

Waldo Concepcion, Director of the Organ Transplant Center at Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, said: “Abdullah was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, as he received care from our team to treat anemia and nutrition, prepare for a kidney transplant, and he was subjected to dialysis twice a week for five months.”

He added: “Before the kidney transplant, the child had many limitations in his daily life of fluid intake and food, and he could not eat all kinds of food except what a nutritionist told him, and because of the time of dialysis, he was unable to play with his friends, not even going. To any other place, and after transplantation, he has no restrictions preventing him from practicing his life in a normal way. ” He continued: “Abdullah underwent primary care in the pediatric intensive care unit at Al Jalila Hospital, and responded to immunosuppressive drugs well without problems, and then the operation began, and his kidneys were producing three liters of urine, and blood was examined after the transplant, and after three days Abdullah was transferred to The surgical department, where he was taken care of after the operation, and his family were educated in home care methods, and there were no complications, and he would be discharged from the hospital in good condition and with normal kidney functions. He added:"The surgery took three hours, and it was complicated because an adult kidney was transplanted into a young child, in addition to the operation of ligation of small vessels, which is very important to supply the new kidney with blood."

Dr. Waldo Concepcion.

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• “Abdullah” was not able to enter the school permanently because the father was unable to provide the tuition fees.