In August 2023, Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) launched the ‘Live Saver Season: Be a Donor’ initiative to raise organ donation awareness and support the efforts of the nationwide Hayat Organ Donation Programme by encouraging more residents to become registered donors.
As part of the initiative, DHCC held a public awareness event at Society in collaboration with Hayat Organ Donation Programme and the National Centre for Regulating Human Organs and Tissues Transplantation.
DHCC’s informative session provided a platform for the families of previous organ donors and recipients to share their inspirational stories, adding emotion to the day and wider cause. Building on the objectives of educating communities about the importance of organ donation.
The event also included presentations from Dr. Ali Al Obaidli, Chairman of UAE National Transplant Committee, Dr. Maria Gomez, Director of Organ Transplant at the National Center for Regulating Donation and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues and Dr. Farhad Janahi, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine and Heath Sciences and Consultant Urologist and Transplant Surgeon at Mediclinic City Hospital.