Organ Donation
(Kidney Donation)
What is organ transplantation?
Organ transplantation is a surgical procedure to replace a failing, diseased organ with a healthier donor organ,such as a heart, liver, kidney, or lung.
There are two types of organ donation;
- Kadaverik organ donation (after death )
- Organ donation during life.
What are the risks associated with organ transplantation?
this depends on the type of transplant you receive. Of course, with a major surgery like this, there are
complications associated with the procedure that are fairly common to all transplants, including:
- Blood clots
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Organ failure
What is organ rejection?
- rejection of a transplanted kidney is due to the same immune response our body produces to help us against cold and other viruses
- to prevent rejection of the new kidney immune suppressive medications (also know rejection drugs) are used to suppress the body's immune system
- After the transplant a patient can live a normal life but they must live a healthily lifestyle because being on anti-rejection medication it will weakened the patient's immune system so personal hygiene is also very important
How to prevent organ rejection?
If you have received an organ transplant, it is essential that you do everything possible to lead a healthy life and try to prevent rejection. Over time, your risk of rejecting the organ goes down, but it never actually disappears. You will receive anti-rejection medications for the rest of your life to help prevent rejection.
Anti-rejection medications, also called immunosuppressants, work by reducing your immune system response to unrecognized materials that enter your body. Your therapy will work to achieve an important balance between an immune response: one that is too weak to reject your organ, but strong enough to prevent serious infections. To achieve this balance, you may be placed on a combination of medications.
Living with new kidney?
- The patient must always follow up with the doctor or kidney specialists after the transplantation .
- The patients should always take their medication as per directed.
- Most people are able to get back to their normal activities and work within 3 to 6 months after the transplant .
- Exercise (gentle at first) is also an important part of toning muscles and maintaining good health.
- Patient also can consult their doctor or dietitians for proper dietary intake
- To having a baby after receiving a kidney transplant is possible but to usually advised until at least 1-2 years of year of good kidney function
What organ can donation?
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PICTURE 1
Who can donate organs?
In Malaysia, the Ministry of Health Malaysia only allow organ donation during life to immediate family members blood relatives.This includes a pair of identical twins, first-degree family members ("first degree relative") and second-degree family members ("second degree relative").
FIRST DEGREE
Mother> Father
Daughter> son
Sister> Brother
Daughter> son
Sister> Brother
SECOND DEGREE
Grandmother> Grandfather
Granddaughter> Grandson
Aunt> uncle
Niece> nephew
sister's step> brother's step
Granddaughter> Grandson
Aunt> uncle
Niece> nephew
sister's step> brother's step
Malaysia is a country that had highest expriencing kidney failure in the world largest concentration of half of them could be save through a kidney transplant and the rate or organ donation after death
Number of kidney waiting list : 17092 as of ( 24-03-2013)
17215 as of ( 29-05-2013)
17230 as of ( 18-06-2013)
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| PICTURE 2 This newspaper cuttings show about kidney failure problems in Malaysia |
Fewer than 100 kidney transplants a carried out a years .Can look the latest statistic at
https://www.macr.org.my/emoss/RRU_login.jsp
https://www.macr.org.my/emoss/RRU_login.jsp
other side about kidney waiting list
What are the Muslim views on organ donation?
Fatwa council say Muslim are allow their followers to donor their organ to people and provided no other alternatives can save the patient and non-trading proposition
(fatwa kebangsaan 23-Jun 1970)
Can muslim people receive organs from not muslim?
(suruh Al-Baraqah ayat 272)-donating organs to non-Muslims still intend promised reward for helping other
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| PICTURE 3 SOURCE :Facebook National Transplant Resource Centre's Photos |
Other religious point view
BUDDHIST POINT VIEW
- A allow organ transplant as long as there is no element of commercialism
HINDUISM POINT VIEW
- Hindu can donate anything that they wish ,including their organs whether alive of after death .And also Hindu does not prohibit their devotees to donate their organ if can save lives
CHRISTIAN AND SIKH POINT VIEW
- Both religious are allow to donate the organ for help people however ,the donating of the organ has to comply with law and ethics to prevent exploitation
- Sikh believe donating you eye or other organs is a priceless gift you can give to someone
more information at http://www.agiftoflife.gov.my/eng/knowmore.html
How to be an organ donor ?
Online Registration at http://www.agiftoflife.gov.my/eng/knowmore.html
also can download the form at (http://www.agiftoflife.gov.my/eng/knowmore.html)
National Transplant Resource Centre
Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur 50 586
Email: ntrc@hkl.moh.gov.my
Tel. (office): (603) 26942704/2705
Tel. (fax): (603) 26,156,269
Tel (toll free): 1-800-88-9080
Website: www.agiftoflife.gov.my
www .facebook/agiftoflife
twitter @ntrc_kkl
ntrc@moh .gov.my (email)
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