Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 17: 213-215
© 2002 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association
Editorial Comments
The Iranian transplant programme: comment from an Islamic perspective
Department of Nephrology, Riyadh Armed forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Keywords: Islamic countries; Iran; Muslims; public opinion; transplantation
Introduction
There are 1.3 billion Muslims in the world. Islam is one of the fastest growing religions and now constitutes the second or third religion in the USA and many European countries. Islamic countries have differing economic status and per capita income and this has its impact on the renal replacement therapy provided (Table 1 [1]), as it is an expensive mode of treatment.
The success of transplantation activities in Islamic countries is only partly related to the economic situation. Other factors involved include (a) religious fatwas, (b) public outlooks and views, (c) the medical expertise and motivation available, and (d) the existing systems and laws.
Fatwas and their basis in Islamic religion
As mentioned in Ghods' paper in this issue, the religious scholars have passed a fatwa permitting transplantation. This has been the case in most Islamic countries. Indeed, a fatwa has been passed also equating brain death to cardiac death. A fatwa is a
Laws of transplantation
Public attitudes towards transplantation
Transplantation with living related donors
Models for transplantation in Islamic countries
The Iranian model
The Saudi model
The Pakistani model
Special pre- and post-transplant investigations and considerations
History of transplantation
Editor’s note
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