Kidney transplantation:ethical challenges in the Arab world

Kidney transplantation:ethical challenges in the Arab world

Chamsi-Pasha, Hassan
Albar, Mohammed Ali

2014/05/00

English

20140500

There is a wide gap between organ supply and demand, which results in a very long waiting time for kidney transplantation and an increasing number of deaths of the patients while on the waiting list. These events have raised many ethical, moral and societal issues regarding organ donation, allocation and use of living donors through exploitation of the poor for the benefit of the wealthy. Success in the implementation of kidney transplantation programs in a country depends on various factors including the economic situation, religious approval, public views, medical expertise and existing legislation. The public attitude toward donation is pivotal in all transplantation programs

increasing the awareness of the leaders of religion is vital in this regard.

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Arab world--[pri];Islamic ethics--[pri];kidneys--[pri];organ transplantation--[pri]

culture;information dissemination;kidney diseases;knowledge, attitudes, practice;Koran;living donors;modern Muslim religious scholars;organ donation;prevalence;public opinion

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation2014 May; 25(3):489-495

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13192442 (print);23203838 (online)