Organ donation: Islamic scholars and healthcare professionals in Pakistan support organ donation including human organ transplants.
They emphasized that preserving human people comes before worries about the donor source.
Citing the Islamic rule of choosing the lesser of two evils, Mufti Ramzan Sialvi said organ donation would be allowed so long as the dignity of the deceased is kept.
Emphasizing the significance of the donor’s will and careful organ treatment, Mufti Mazhar Fareed concurred.
Professor Dr Shahtaz, however, advised circumspection and cautioned against using human bodies for unneeded research given artificial organs are available.
He stressed that human dignity should be preserved.
Dr Rashid bin Hamid, meanwhile promoted greater general knowledge on organ donation given that up to 50,000 lives every year could be saved in Pakistan by it.
A group from Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) recently reached a milestone by expertly completing their one hundred ninetieth liver transplant.
Done at the DUHS Ojha campus, the eight hour surgery was broadcast live on the university’s website and social media.
For many medical students and trainees, the broadcast offered a learning chance.
The operation consisted of a 23 year old man giving half of his liver to his 42 year old uncle.
DUHS officials verified that both donor and recipient are currently stable.
