King Salman and Saudi Crown Prince Register as Organ Donors

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have registered in an organ donor program as a humanitarian gesture, Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.

“This unsurprising gesture comes within the framework of the great care that patients with final organ failure receive from the king and the crown prince, and as encouragement from the leadership for all citizens and residents to register in the organ donation program,” the statement said.

All citizens and residents are eligible to register for the lists of donors using an online link.

Part of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, the donor program is of “great importance because it gives hope to patients whose lives depend on new organ transplants.”

“The king and crown prince’s initiative to register in the organ donor program constitutes a caring, patriarchal gesture toward patients in the end stages of organ failure, as well as one of the most important forms of solidarity known to Saudi society,” the statement said.

Among those who registered, according to SPA, were Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, governor of the Eastern Region; Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, governor of the Northern Borders Region; Prince Dr. Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, governor of Al-Baha; and Prince Faisal bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz, governor of Al-Jouf.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and HRH the Crown Prince enroll in organ donation program.https://t.co/fzN1b32wur #SPAGOV pic.twitter.com/iRztbOKXcR

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Saudis and expatriates are using the hashtag "I will donate with my leadership", which is trending on Twitter in Saudi Arabia.

King Salman established Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, previously known as the National Center for Kidney Transplantation, to expand the circle of organ donation to include all patients with final organ failure, and to bring hope to patients on waiting lists.

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