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spare other families awaiting an organ transplant the pain of losing a child or to keep alive the memory of their loved one.The country
The day commemorates the issuance of a decree by the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini, on May 21, 1989, authorizing
organ donation.The history of organ and tissue transplantation in Iran dates back to 1935 when a patient's cornea was transplanted in one of
Kidney transplantation first took place in 1968 and transplantation of other organs and tissues gradually took place in the 1970s and
Society of Organ Donation, there are two types of death in the medical world; Heart death (common death), which accounts for 99 percent of
deaths worldwide, and brain death, which accounts for one percent of deaths.Organ donation is an altruistic decision that can be made by the
family members after brain death
Although many organizations and medical centers have implemented various interventions and training courses to increase satisfaction with
organ donation, a lack of organs for donation still is a serious problem in the world.As a result, thousands of patients on waiting lists
for transplantation die every year.In Iran, about 5,000 to 8,000 people die each year from brain death, half of whom, or about 3,000, have
Unfortunately, 1,000 families, or one-third, are satisfied with organ donation.In Iran, there are over 25,000 patients in need of
transplants on the waiting lists for various organs, but unfortunately, 7 to 10 of them die every day due to the lack of a transplanted
organ, accounting for over 3,000 a year.Considering that 7,000 transplant recipients are buried annually due to family dissatisfaction and
3,000 needy patients die, on the other hand, it can be considered that if only half of the buried organs could save the lives of all.Organ
donation in the past Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2021) has increased so far by 66 percent compared to the same period in the
previous year, Katayoun Najafizadeh, director of the Iranian Organ Donation Association, has stated.Shortly before the patient is pronounced
dead, the family should agree to donate his/her organs, which can save almost 10 lives and help others through tissue donation.People who
are on an organ waiting list typically have end-stage organ disease that significantly impacts their quality of life and maybe near the end
Receiving an organ can become a life-changing event for these people
It can also help a family work through the grieving process and deal with their loss by knowing their loved one is helping save the lives of
others.Organ donation is an act supported by almost all religions
This includes Catholics, Protestants, Islam, and most branches of Judaism who see it as the final act of love and generosity toward
others.Iran tops Asian countries in organ donationMehdi Shadnoush, head of the Health Ministry's center for transplantation and disease
Although Iran ranks 26 in organ donation in the world.Organ donation of brain death has reached up to 60 percent, he said, lamenting that
the country ranks 21st regarding organ donation from brain dead patients in the world while ranking 14th regarding organ transplant from
alive patients.According to the figures revealed by the International Registry in Organ Donation and Transplantation (IRODaT), Spain leads
the world in organ donation.FB/MG
