Iran tops Asian countries in organ donation

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  • A two-year-old girl who suffered brain death and donated two kidneys and a liver at Masih Daneshvari Hospital in Tehran, on January 18, 2014. 2022-05-20 18:01

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    Organ donation: dead or alive?

    TEHRAN – Making a decision for a brain-dead member is one of the toughest conditions for a family, but it would be easier if they feel to spare other families awaiting an organ transplant the pain of losing a child or to keep alive the memory of their loved one.

  • Organ donation increased by 66% yr/yr 2022-02-11 17:31

    Organ donation increased by 66% yr/yr

    TEHRAN – Organ donation in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2021) has increased so far by 66 percent compared to the same period in the previous year, Katayoun Najafizadeh, Director of Iranian Organ Donation Association, has stated.

  • Organ donation rises 66% in 6 months 2021-11-22 16:26

    Organ donation rises 66% in 6 months

    TEHRAN – While the outbreak of coronavirus caused a significant drop in organ donation over the past [Iranian calendar] year (March 2020-March 2021), it increased by 66 percent in the first six months of this year.

  • Organ donation, a generous life-saving ‘gift’ 2021-05-21 16:53

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    Organ donation, a generous life-saving ‘gift’

    TEHRAN – Organ donation is the donation of life to thousands of patients whose future is hanging in the balance, a humane and benevolent act that can prevent the death of 3,000 people annually in Iran.

  • Iran tops Asian countries in organ donation 2020-06-20 17:35

    Iran tops Asian countries in organ donation

    TEHRAN – Iran is ranked first for organ donation among Asian countries, Mehdi Shadnoush, head of the Health Ministry's center for transplantation and disease management, has announced.