Doha: Dr. Yousuf Al Maslamani, Medical Director, Hamad General Hospital (HGH) and Director, Qatar Centre for Organ Transplantation, has been elected official representative of the GCC on the Executive Board of Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT) for 2014-2018.
The election was confirmed during the 14th MESOT Congress in Istanbul last month.
“Qatar is one of the few countries in the world that offers an equitable organ transplantation service on the basis of a unified national waiting list. The humane and unbiased nature of our service is something we pride ourselves on and we strive to offer every one of our patients the best care possible,” Dr Al Maslamani said.
“I am honoured to have been elected by an eminent group of experts in the field of organ transplantation to represent not only Qatar but also other GCC countries on the Executive Board for the next four years. We have come a long way in developing this sector but, as is the case all over the world, there is still more work to be done and I am delighted to be entrusted with this task,” he added.
At the congress, the HMC delegation presented four scientific lectures on subjects, including Doha Model for Organ Donation, kidney transplantation and liver transplantation. The team also chaired two sessions on liver and kidney transplantation.
HMC also won a silver medal in table tennis at this year’s MESOT games. Saad Al Ghanem, a donor and participant in the games, received the medal.
According to Dr. Riadh Fadhil, Director, HMC’s Qatar Organ Donation Center – Hiba, “the theme of the congress was ‘Organ Donation and Ethical Conduct’ which underlined HMC’s approach to organ donation and transplantation and is the guiding principle of our Doha Donation Accord.”
The Peninsula
