National Organization for Organ and Tissues Donation and Transplantation (Lebanon)
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| Founded | 2002 |
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| Focus | Healthcare, Organ donation and Transplantation |
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| Method | Organ donation |
| Website | http://nootdt.org |
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:
- 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
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