National Organization for Organ and Tissues Donation and Transplantation (Lebanon)

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Abbreviation NOD-Lb Area served Local		Founded 2002
Type Governmental organization Focus Healthcare, Organ donation and Transplantation Headquarters Hazmiyeh, Mount Lebanon

The National Organization for Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplant (NOD-Lb) is a Lebanese non-profit organization affiliated to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. NOD-Lb (previously known as NOOTDT) was created by a joint venture between the Ministry of Public Health and the Lebanese Order of Physicians in Beirut.

NOOTDT's mission

To retrieve organs and tissues from any donor in all Lebanese regions by a skilled coordinator team available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

To provide locally retrieved organs and tissues to patients in need of organ and tissue transplantation.

To implement a Lebanese Model for Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation:

Define the criteria of donation and transplantation in Lebanon
Responsible for a continuous education of ICU and ER personnel
Plan the conditions of the national waiting list and a network system
Carry on establishing a registry of death, chronic diseases, donation and transplantation

To promote organ and tissue donation by continuous awareness campaigns for the public

Introduce organ and tissue donation and transplantation in schools and universities program

To coordinate with international organ and tissue banking organizations

Organize and participate a national and international medical congress or courses in the field

References

National Organization for Organ and Tissues Donation and Transplantation (Lebanon) Wikipedia

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