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

Editing National Organization for Organ and Tissues Donation and Transplantation (NOOTDT)

Founded	2002
Location	Order of Physicians - Tehwita Furn El Chebbak - Lebanon
Area served	Local
Focus	Healthcare, Organ donation and Transplantation
Method	Organ donation
Website	http://nootdt.org/en/index.en.htm

The National Organization for Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplant NOOTDT is a Lebanese non-profit organization affiliated to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.^[1] NOOTDT was created by a joint venture between the Ministry of Public Health and the Lebanese Order of Physicians in Beirut.^[2]

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:

1. Define the criteria of donation and transplantation in Lebanon
2. Responsible for a continuous education of ICU and ER personnel
3. Plan the conditions of the national waiting list and a network system
4. 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

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References

1. ^ اللجنة الوطنية لوهب وزرع الأعضاء و الأنسجة
2. ^ ^{a b} National Organization For Organ & Tissue Donation & Transplantation