Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) has revealed that the UAE has exceeded the global average of donated organs per person donated after death.

Dr. Ali Al Obaidli, SEHA's academic director for academic affairs, said: "The rate in the UAE is 3.7, while the global average is 3.5."

He added that «the last case of organ donation was a donation of the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys, and has been achieved many medical achievements in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in recent times, including heart transplantation, lung transplantation and liver transplantation, from relatives and post-mortem donors, as well as expansion In kidney transplantation, 300 kidney and adult kidney transplants were transplanted. ”

He said during the participation of «SEHA» in the event of the marathon «ADNOC», which is held in the park «ADNOC» in Abu Dhabi, that the UAE is one of the leading countries in transplantation, and has made significant achievements in this area.

He explained that «SEHA» encourages the culture of organ donation, and worked to build competencies in this specialization, in addition to organizing various community events, intensive workshops for specialists of doctors and nurses intensive care for training in the field of organ donation, and medical staff specialized in agriculture, in cooperation with a number of bodies Various medical services from inside and outside the state.

Al Obaidli said that in the framework of SEHA's efforts to provide training on the best international practices and the latest developments in the standards of diagnosis of death according to the new law, a number of specialists and medical staff have been trained in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the UAE in general, in cooperation with a number of competent international and regional bodies. DTI, Spain and other competent international institutions aim to adopt best practices to achieve the UAE's pioneering results in the field of donation and transplantation, and ensure the development of human resources and capabilities in this field.

He pointed out that the participation of «SEHA» in the marathon «ADNOC», for the second year in a row, this year coincided with the celebrations of the State «Year of Tolerance» and the 48th National Day, where it provides awareness and educational services to the public in the park «ADNOC», to raise awareness and prevent diseases Organic failure, changing lifestyle to healthy living, and also supporting donation and organ transplantation.

On the sidelines of the ADNOC Marathon, the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi is hosting the founder and director of the Simon Keith Philanthropic Society, Simon Keith, to share his experience, motivate community members to donate, highlight the positive side of organ donation, and its impact on the return of an organ failure patient to a productive and effective person. To provide advice in support of charities, and to share global best practices in the field.

Simon Keith is 53 years old, the first athlete in the world to play a professional sport after undergoing a heart transplant at the age of 21, when he underwent in July 1986 the first heart transplant in the United Kingdom, and a new heart and kidney transplant in the year “Donating organs has saved my life twice, and I strive to devote all my heartbeat to supporting organ donation efforts globally. Today I am honored to be in the UAE and celebrate the 48th National Day by reviewing the development and achievement All areas, including the health sector, of the x Lal Organ Transplantation Program and Save Organic Failure Patients ».

Simon's son (Sean, 23), a professional football player, said sports and a healthy lifestyle are the best ways to prevent organic failure, and he is grateful to the donor who saved his father's life and was the cause of his birth after his father's first heart transplant.

Save 74 lives

Abu Dhabi Health Services (SEHA), in collaboration with transplant centers in the UAE, namely: Sheikh Khalifa Medical City - Abu Dhabi, Cleveland Hospital - Abu Dhabi, Mediclinic and Al Jalila Hospital in Dubai, has managed to enable the families of 20 donors after the death of eight Different nationalities exercised their right to donate organs and saved the lives of 74 people, including the transplantation of the heart, lungs, liver, pancreas and kidneys, which contributed to the return of these patients to normal life.

SEHA attaches great importance to transplantation of human organs and tissues. Suffering from diseases of organic failure.