7,000 awaiting kidney do**rs

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MAKKAH - More than 7,000 patients in need of kidney transplants are awaiting do**rs, the head of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT) said. Dr. Faisal Shaheen **ted that 50 to 60 percent of patients receiving treatment for kidney-related ailments in the Kingdom need transplants. In 2013, only 77 out of the 750 families of brain-dead patients agreed to let the patient be an organ do**r. "SCOT encourages organ donations through the media, text message, billboards, school visits and coordinating with the Ministry of Education and other government departments," he said. ...

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