National Organization for Organ and Tissues Donation and Transplantation (Lebanon)

The National Organization for Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplant (NOD-Lb) is a Lebanese non-profit organization affiliated to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.[1] NOD-Lb (previously known as NOOTDT) was created by a joint venture between the Ministry of Public Health and the Lebanese Order of Physicians in Beirut.[2][3]

National Organization for Organ and Tissues Donation and Transplantation
اللجنة الوطنية لوهب وزراعة الأعضاء والأنسجة
AbbreviationNOD-Lb
Founded2002
TypeGovernmental organization
FocusHealthcare, Organ donation and Transplantation
HeadquartersHazmiyeh, Mount Lebanon
Area served
Local
MethodOrgan donation
Websitewww.nodlb.org
Formerly called
NOOTDT (previous abbreviation)

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:
  1. Define the criteria of donation and transplantation in Lebanon
  2. Responsible for a continuous education of ICU and ER personnel
  3. Plan the conditions of the national waiting list and a network system
  4. 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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