National Organization for Organ and Tissues Donation and Transplantation (Lebanon)
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اللجنة الوطنية لوهب وزراعة الأعضاء والأنسجة | |
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Abbreviation | NOD-Lb |
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Founded | 2002 |
Type | Governmental organization |
Focus | Healthcare, Organ donation and Transplantation |
Headquarters | Hazmiyeh, Mount Lebanon ![]() |
Area served | Local |
Method | Organ donation |
Website | www.nodlb.org |
Formerly called | NOOTDT (previous abbreviation) |
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.[1] 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.[2][3]
NOOTDT's mission[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "اللجنة الوطنية لوهب وزرع الأعضاء و الأنسجة". Archived from the original on 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ Jump up to: a b National Organization For Organ & Tissue Donation & Transplantation
- ^ "About Us | NOD-LB". www.nodlb.org. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.