Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation ::
Referral Center at the GCC Health Council

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Our Vision

To be a distinctive organization in the field of medical and social care with its main purpose for Organ Donation and life saving Organ Transplantation in accordance to the international standard following the ethical, medical and religious aspects.

Our Mission

To ease suffering as well as to improve patients life expectancy by providing viable organs to all end-stage organ failure patients from deceased and living donors.

Our Goals

To provide quality medical services to all end-stage organ failure patients.
To provide competent health care personnel by conducting comprehensive training on Organ Donation and Transplantation.
To provide the public information dissemination in Organ Donation and Transplantation through media and medical education.
To provide a National Statistic Data and conduct research and scientific medical, social studies in field of Organ Donation and Transplantation.

Responsibilities of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation

Co-ordination of medical care facilities offered to patients with end-stage organ failure by various health agencies in the Kingdom and supervising organ transplant programs as well as follow-up of the application of the procedures related to them.
Co-ordination and follow-up of all brain-death cases from different hospitals in the Kingdom as well as harvesting and distribution of organs.
Taking care of public health education through mass media and other similar means.
Preparing training programs and convening scientific meetings for all personnel in the field of organ transplantation.
Publication of scientific bulletins as well as exchange of information with international centers in the field of organ transplantation.
Conducting studies and research on the diseases that lead to end-stage organ failure to enable the authorities to provide better health care to these patients.
Laying down criteria concerning establishment of organ transplant centers as well as continued evaluation of these centers.