The gap between demand and supply of organs continues. No country has found a concrete solution for tackling this problem. We attempted to evaluate the general information and attitude of university students in their primary basic science stage, when they did not receive special education regarding brain death and organ donation in Saudi Arabia. Since they were from different cities with different cultures and values, we believe that we could assess the educational needs of future doctors and paramedical staff, to help them gain enough competence for solving the concerns of the population at large. The present study is a secondary analysis of a survey conducted at the King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia, from March to May 2014, about the knowledge of and attitudes toward brain death, organ donation, and transplantation in a sample of university students. A total of 873 university students participated in the survey and 93% from the cohort had heard about brain death. Eighty-five percent got their information about brain death from the media. Seventy-three percent of the cohort had the impression that there is no difference between brain death and natural death. An organized educational program about all aspects of organ donation, particularly from deceased donors, seems necessary in the curriculum, which can be started at an early level and built up gradually to impart a gradual comprehensive knowledge on beliefs and practices about brain death, organ donation, and transplantation. The Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation in collaboration with other regional societies and regional professional organizations has to work together to achieve this long-term goal to save the precious lives of people, awaiting transplantation.

Purpose -This paper aims to develop a practical method to evaluate operational performance of workover rigs and present an approach to measure the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) based on results of the evaluation method. Design/methodology/approach -The area of this study focuses on workover rigs processes in the oilfield and investigates the impact of workover activities on the production at the Sarir Oilfield in Libya. The loss of time from workover procedures and electrical submersible pumps ESP installation and pulling, which affect oil well production, should be eliminated in order to reduce the cost. Several example calculations of workover operation efficiency involving actual workover operational data are presented. The method of evaluation of workover process has been developing which were the bases of OEE calculation. Findings -The measure was developed to help support continuing efforts around process improvements and cost leadership at Oilfields. The results on the empirical findings are introducing OEE for the workover activities which will be used as a valuable indicator for workover activities improvement. Practical implications -The result of this research makes it possible to represent the OEE as a benchmark that will be used to compare the performance of workover process. Originality/value -This paper presents a successful and effective evaluation of OEE which will provide a useful observer to set of operational improvement areas and how such activities could be organised and managed more effectively.

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