Professor Jeremy Chapman
Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney
Chairman of DICG
Past President of the Transplantation Society
Chair of the Global Alliance for Transplantation
Letter from Jeremy Chapman – President of Transplantation Society to Hanan Al Kuwari PhD, 22
November 2009
“It [is] wonderful to see how you are shaping the healthcare system in Qatar and I look forward to
assisting you to develop the implementation of the Doha Donation Accord as a model for the GCC and
wider region.”
Professor Francis L. Delmonico, M.D.
The Transplantation Society
World Health Organization
Advisory for Human Transplantation
Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant
Center, Boston, USA
Medical Director
New England Organ Bank
Francis L. Delmonico in a message to the TPM Course in December 2010:
“The Doha Donation Accord is a very unique and important development for the organ donation and
transplantation community. It subscribes to principles that are founded not just by one culture, one
group of society, but it spans all cultures and all humanity. It goes to the equity and justice of organ
donation that can be provided for all patients; wherever they are from, residents benefit from the
wonder of organ transplantation. The Doha Donation Accord fulfills the principles of the WHO
guidelines and the Declaration of Istanbul.”
Mr. Walter Graham
Past President and CEO, UNOS-USA
A message to the audience in the launch event of the Qatar Center for Organ Transplantation, 27
November 2011
“I want to express my profound appreciation to Hamad Medical Corporation and the Supreme Council
of Health for involving us in developing the National Donor Registry and other projects to increase
donation and transplantation in Qatar. We are deeply honored to work with you in the development of
the Qatar Center for Organ Transplantation. This collaborative effort is the first time that the UNOS has
officially engaged in the development of a transplantation system outside of the United States and
Europe. During our recent visits to Doha, it was very clear that hospital and government leaders and
staff are deeply committed to improving and increasing organ donation and transplantation for all
those in need in Qatar.
“Our recent review of the infrastructure, staff qualifications and training reveal a strong foundation
upon which to build a world-class national program. In that spirit, we have been looking forward to –
with your permission – raising our flag together with yours at the official opening of the center to date.
Congratulations on your leading efforts to advance donation and transplantation throughout the
World."
Mr. Marti Manyalich, MD, PhD
Chief Coordinacio de Transplanaments
Hospital Clinic
Director DTI
Assoc.Prof. University of Barcelona, Spain
“I am happy to be here with you from Barcelona University. I am the Director of the Transplant
Procurement Management educational program. I was lucky the last year, thanks to the support of the
leaders and staff of Hamad Medical Corporation, to do our first advanced training course here in Qatar.
The course was very successful; we enjoyed the time that we have been together and the result was
that 45 of your staff got very good results and were granted the Advanced TPM Diploma. And as I
heard, they showed their experience in that the deceased donation rate is better now. Add this good
training program with the worldwide recognized Doha Donation Accord, and I think there will be a
great future for Qatar’s transplant program.”
