Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The number of organ donors in Saudi Arabia in 2022 reached 1,698 with a vast majority of them being kidney donors, the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT) has revealed to Okaz/Saudi Gazette.
SCOT stated that the kidney transplant operations were performed on needy patients with organs donated by 1,022 living donors and 138 brain-dead donors while liver transplants were performed at the behest of 374 living donors and 66 brain-dead donors.
The center stated that they received 41 brain-dead donors for heart transplantations and 38 brain-dead donors to save the lives of lung patients.
According to SCOT’s records, pancreas transplants were performed through the donations of 41 brain-dead people, Five brain-dead people donated intestines.
According to the Human Organ Donation Law in Saudi Arabia, a it permissible for a person to donate, or recommend the donation of any of his organs, in accordance with the provisions of the law, and in a manner that does not conflict with the provisions of Islamic Sharia.
The donor must express his desire to donate his organs in a documented manner as specified in the regulations.