المملكة: Through a mandatory reference…the Saudi Health Ministry sets the standards for organ donation in the Kingdom

AdoptedThe Saudi Health Councilofficially issued a procedures guide Donation and organ transplantationTo be the primary and only reference for medical practices in this specialty within the Kingdom, directing all health facilities to the necessity of immediate implementation and full compliance with the policies stated therein, based on the human organ donation system, with the aim of unifying standards and raising the efficiency of the quality of services provided to beneficiaries and ensuring the safety of medical procedures.

He stressed Union of Saudi Chambersin a letter addressed to the health sector receiving official directives to adopt the new guide, stressing that this guide is the primary approved reference in everything related to organ donation and transplantation operations, which ends individual diligence in this sensitive file.

This regulatory decision is based on Article Fourteen of the Human Organ Donation System issued by Royal Decree No. “M/70” dated 19 Shaaban 1442 AH and its executive regulations, which gives the guide legal force. Binding on all practitioners and facilities.

The directives obligated all health facilities to fully adhere to the contents of the guide and implement the precise procedures and policies contained therein, to ensure that operations are conducted in accordance with the highest medical and ethical standards approved in the Kingdom.

This measure directly aims to unify complex medical procedures in all regions of the Kingdom, which reflects positively on the speed and efficiency of services provided to patients and donors alike, and enhances the reliability of the health system. Saudi.