Dr. Yousef Abu Al-Rish praised the efforts of the Kidney transplantation program at Al-Shifa Hospital

In a tour for Kidney transplantation program patients at AL-Shifa Hospital, Dr. Yousef Abu Al Rish praised the efforts of Dr. Walid Masoud efforts’ and his team regarding this project.

Dr.Abu Al Rish said that the second National Kidney Transplant program is Gaza’s leading transplant program that provides state-of-the-art services and facilities to patients.

The national kidney transplant program started its surgeries in 2013, and so far the team has performed more than 109 kidney transplant surgery at Shifa hospital, four of them were conducted in the last mission. From its inception, the program adheres to ethical medical practices and guidelines on organ donation and transplantation.
Dr. Walid Masoud said that the Intensive care management of kidney transplant patients requires sophisticated monitoring and a complete multi-disciplinary approach. Where the doctor’s goal is to qualify the kidney transplant team to cater to both pre-operative and post-operative intensive care of patients and donors by offering advanced intensive care/ education.