The History of Organ Donation and Transplantation in Iran

Ghods, A.J

doi:10.6002/ect.25liver.l29

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“…For 11 years between 1989 and 2000, deceased-donor kidney, liver, and heart transplants were performed in Iran only by Fatwa from the Supreme Religious Leader, in the absence of an organ transplant law; in Islamic countries, approval from religious leaders was superior to organ transplant law. 16 In contrast, there were some important Islamic countries (Egypt, Pakistan, and Indonesia) where the Organ Transplant Act had been passed but Islamic scholars had not well supported the law, and deceased-donor organ transplant remained on a much smaller scale or was almost nonexistent.…”

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Exp Clin Transplant

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“…Based on the fatwa, some centers began performing DD transplants, [18][19][20][21] which gained momentum after the parliament approved the Brain Death Legislation in 2000. 16 There are currently 13 organ procurement units 14 and 26 transplant centers in the country. As a strategy to increase DD KT, the government has allocated funds to organ procurement units according to the number of organs procured.…”

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“…Because the inception of the Iranian Model through to the end of 2012, more than 30 000 LD kidney transplants have been performed, 16 the vast majority from paid LDs. According to the ministry of health (MOH), the number of patients on the waiting list in 2011 was 17 910, whereas 2273 RTs were performed that year.…”

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Paid Living Donation and Growth of Deceased Donor Programs

Ghahramani¹

2016

Transplantation

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Limited organ availability in all countries has stimulated discussion about incentives to increase donation. Since 1988, Iran has operated the only government-sponsored paid living donor (LD) kidney transplant program. This article reviews aspects of the Living Unrelated Donor program and development of deceased donation in Iran. Available evidence indicates that in the partially regulated Iranian Model, the direct negotiation between donors and recipients fosters direct monetary relationship with no safeguards against mutual exploitation. Brokers, the black market and transplant tourism exist, and the waiting list has not been eliminated. Through comparison between the large deceased donor program in Shiraz and other centers in Iran, this article explores the association between paid donation and the development of a deceased donor program. Shiraz progressively eliminated paid donor transplants such that by 2011, 85% of kidney transplants in Shiraz compared with 27% across the rest of Iran's other centers were from deceased donors. Among 26 centers, Shiraz undertakes the largest number of deceased donor kidney transplants, most liver transplants, and all pancreas transplants. In conclusion, although many patients with end stage renal disease have received transplants through the paid living donation, the Iranian Model now has serious flaws and is potentially inhibiting substantial growth in deceased donor organ transplants in Iran.

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“…Debates are caused from an ethical perspective regarding the fact that trade in organs is carried out under the strict control of the state and by the state. Iran has 302 dialysis units, 25 transplant centers, and 80 DATPA offices and it carries out the most organ transplants in the Middle East [20,25].…”

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A Study of Some Leading Organ Transplant Models in Health Care Systems

2016

Ann Clin Anal Med

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ÖzetOrgan yetmezlikli hastalarda en etkili tedavi yöntemi organ naklidir. Organ nakli olmayı bekleyen çok sayıda hasta olmasına rağmen, organ temininde yaşanan yetersizlikler dünya genelinde kronikleşen bir sağlık sorunudur. Organ teminine çözüm bulmak amacıyla ülkeler sağlık sistemlerinde düzenleme-ler yapmış ve bunun sonucunda bazı organ nakli modelleri oluşmuştur. Bu ça-lışma ile İspanya, ABD, Avrupa Birliği, İran ve Türkiye'de uygulanmakta olan bazı organ nakli modelleri incelenecektir. Anahtar KelimelerOrgan; Organ Nakli; Organ Nakli Modelleri; Sağlık Sistemleri AbstractThe most effective treatment method for patients with organ failure is an organ transplant. Although numerous patients are waiting to get organ transplants, the inadequacy in the supply of organs has become a chronic health problem around the whole world. Countries have made various regulations in their health systems that increase the supply of organs and, as a result, various organ transplantation models have been established. Organ transplantation models applied in Spain, the USA, the European Union, Iran, and Turkey have been examined in this study.

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The History of Organ Donation and Transplantation in Iran

Cited by 41 publications

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Paid Living Donation and Growth of Deceased Donor Programs

A Study of Some Leading Organ Transplant Models in Health Care Systems

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