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Organ Donations Sought on World Kidney Day
DUBAI - Health officials are pushing for regulations allowing use of cadaveric organs and voluntary donations in the country on the occasion of World Kidney Day today.
Since UAE laws allow organ transplants from related live donors only, patients are forced to seek treatments and transplants abroad. At present, transplants are done in Al Qasimi Hospital and Shaikh Khalifa Medical Centre in Abu Dhabi.
At least six patients have benefitted from SKMC’s programme that was started in February 2008. However, 1,000 people across the country are undergoing dialysis at present.
“We don’t want people to be dependent on machines. We advise early check-ups for signs warning of kidney failures,” explained Head of Medical Department and Renal Unit in Dubai Hospital and President of Emirates Medical Association – Nephrology Society (EMAN), Dr Mona Al Rukhaimi. “EMAN is pushing for laws to allow use of organs from brain dead people for transplant as well as voluntary donations from people who are not related to the patient,” she said, adding that voluntary organ donations were allowed in other GCC countries including Saudi Arabia
and Jordan.
More than 500 million people across the world – 10 per cent of the adult population - suffer someformof kidney damage and millions die prematurely of cardiovascular diseases linked to Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) every year.
Transplant Nephrologist and member of the team that carries out transplants in SKMC, Dr Mustafa Ahmed Al Kazim said, “Current UAE laws allow organ transplants from related live donors only which obliges patients to seek treatment elsewhere.
‘Keep Pressure Down’
The theme of this year’s World Kidney Day is ‘Keep the pressure down’.
The 2009 campaign highlights the fact that high blood pressure is one of the key symptoms and causes of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
“Going with this year’s theme, we advise people to keep their blood pressure under control as it is a silent killer,” says Dr Mona.
You are susceptible to renal failure if: you have high blood pressure; you are above 50; you have diabetes; you smoke; you have a family history of kidney disease and if you are overweight.
EMAN organised free kidney screening programmes in hospitals across the country on Wednesday.
Besides hospitals, screenings will also be done in the Mall of the Emirates, Dubai Festival City and Al Ghurair Centre.
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