Jordan is one of the countries in the region who started organs transplantation activity in the early seventeen’s of past century where is first kidney transplant done 1972.
Legislation (Utilization of organs and tissues of the human body Law) was issued in Jordan in 1977, and in 2000 Instructions of organs and tissues Transplantation of the human body was issued.
First liver transplant program started in the Royal Medical Services with the support of Turkey June 2004, where is the liver transplant program in the Private sector started later in the same year in cooperation with France and Germany.
After several visits of Prof. Mehmet Haberal to Jordan Organ transplant program started in Ministry of Health institutions in 2007 where first kidney transplant done with the support of Baskent University –Ankara- Turkey.
Executive program for cooperation in the field of organ donation and transplantation between the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia and in Jordan was signed in Jan 2010, and in Apr. 2010 the Jordanian Center of Organ Transplant Directorate at (Ministry of Health) for the organization of the transplant services in the country was established which started functioning on Oct. 2011.
Sep. 2010 Twining ship was signed between Al-Bashir Hospital (Ministry of Health) Amman-Jordan and Niguarda Hospital – Milan-Italy in the field of Organ transplantation where more than 35 persons (physicians, nurses, technicians,…etc) were trained.
Sep. 2012 a Memorandum of Understanding between Jordanian Center of Organ Transplant Directorate Amman-Jordan and Center of Organ Transplantation in Moscow Russia was discussed.
With the aim of strengthening of the transplant program in MESOT countries Jordan has got two fellowships from MESOT countries in 2012.
Although many things still needed to be done especially in the field of organ donation and procurement, the above mentioned besides other factors played and playing a major role in the improvement of transplant services in the country and it can serves as an example for fruitful international and regional cooperation in the field of organ transplant services.
Volume : 11
Issue : 6
Pages : 6
Director Center of Organ Transplantation
Amman, Jordan