The Health Authority adopts new criteria for organ donation and tissues and cultivation

The Dubai Health Authority has adopted five new criteria for organizing organ donations and tissues and cultivating them, in a strategic step that reflects its continuous commitment to developing the health care sector, applying the best international standards for patient service, and enhancing ethical practices in this field.

This came during the workshop organized by the authority, recently, in cooperation with the Corporation of donation and the transplantation of the members (DTI) in Spain, the National Center for the Regulation of donation and the cultivation of organs and human tissues of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, and in the presence of a group of experts and international specialists, and representatives of private hospitals in the Emirate of Dubai .

The new standards that focus on organ donation services and human tissues, corneal heroes, tissue management and kidney transplant services aim to improve the services provided and raise the success rates of organ transplantation, and ensure the application of the highest safety and quality standards in a way that enhances the consolidation of the position of the United Arab Emirates in general And the Emirate of Dubai in particular as a regional health care center in various fields and medical specialties.

Apply the highest moral and medical standards

Dr. Hanan Ali Obaid, Director of Policy and Health Standards Department at Dubai, stressed the importance of new standards that reflect the authority’s commitment to applying the highest moral and medical standards in the field of organ donation services and their cultivation in order to enhance patient confidence, and to raise their level of satisfaction with the results of the advanced health care they receive in this The field.

She pointed to the continuous improvement and review that the authority undertakes to these standards and its constant keenness to cooperate with various expertise and specialized institutions in this field, to keep pace with global developments, and to adopt the best standards that serve the goals of the authority and enhance Dubai’s competitiveness as an advanced center for health care at the region level.

New standards
Dr. Hanan Obaid explained that the new standards adopted by the authority related to the services of donation of organs and human tissues (for the deceased donor) – the donation after brain death (DBD) – focuses on protocols related to organ donation of donors whose brain deaths were declared, and applied according to legislative frameworks and moral considerations, This guarantees the safety of procedures, and improve Results and outputs of organ transplant services in the emirate.

The standards of organ donation services and human tissues (for the deceased donor) – the donation after the circulatory stopping (DCD) – focuses on expanding the base of donors by including the protocols of organ donation after heart attack, which enhances the culture of organ donation and increases the chances of saving the lives of patients who need it .

Dr. Hanan Obaid indicated that the standards of the Dubai Health Authority for corneal transplant services focus on best practices in the field of corneal donation, protection of tissue quality, improving the results of recipient patients, and developing corneal transplant services in the region. While tissue management standards include comprehensive instructions to donate tissues and cultivate them, which guarantees the safety of procedures and improving service outcomes within the legislative frameworks and moral practices of the service.

She said: The standards of the Dubai Health Authority for kidney transplant services include the latest developments in the medical field, which enhances the criteria for the consensus of donors and beneficiaries, and the application of care protocols after agriculture.
Aisha Al -Falahi, Senior Adviser -The Program of Donation and Organ transplantation of the Dubai Health Authority, stressed the importance of the new standards that will contribute to expanding and enhancing the efficiency of organ transplants, increasing the opportunities to save patients, and improving the quality of their lives, noting the ongoing efforts made by the authority to update and develop donation criteria The transplantation of organs and tissues, spreading societal awareness of the importance of donating, and encouraging participation in this humanitarian initiative Which enhances the values, solidarity and giving in society.

Great progress and qualitative boom

For her part, Dr. Chloe Ballasti Delipeyer, Medical Director of the Corporation for the Creativity and Cultivation of the members (DTI) in Spain, an assistant professor at Barcelona University and a member of the European Association for Organ Transplantation (ESOT): Members donation services and cultivation in the emirate. Dubai Health and the National Center for the Regulatory Regulatory and Organization of Organs and Human Tissues to enhance moral practices and improve the quality of health services.

She stressed the importance of the workshop organized by the Dubai Health Authority to discuss the new standards, its role in enhancing international cooperation to achieve excellence in the field of donation and the transplantation of members and its contribution to saving the lives of patients and improving the quality of life for other patients.

The workshop recommended an increase in cooperation between health institutions, government agencies and the public to support the sustainability of organ donation programs and their cultivation at the state level.
The Dubai Health Authority announced in May 2024 the issuance of four health standards for donation services and the cultivation of organs in partnership with the United Anti -donation network (UNOS) – the United States, where new health standards have been developed that included various fields of service in line with international best practices, where The new standards focused on liver and pancreas transplant services, cardiac and lung transplantation services, and cultivation services Vascular vehicle (parties), organ donation services and human tissues (live donor) and with the aim of enhancing the records of donors, enhancing the success rates of transfer and transplantation of organs, and increasing awareness of the effect of the demand for organ donation in saving life.