FAQs

Yes, a person can live with one kidney. Many individuals live healthy lives with a single kidney, whether due to being born with one, surgical removal for medical reasons, or kidney donation. In most cases, the remaining kidney is able to perform the body’s functions effectively.

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Through Saudi Post (SPL).

By contacting the number (0548839643).

The medal is awarded as a token of gratitude and appreciation for the donor.

By booking in person at Saudi Airlines offices for donors and recipients.

The card provides recognition and facilitation in both public and private sectors for donors and recipients, including a discount from Saudi Airlines.

A living person can donate a portion of the liver, one kidney, or bone marrow. They can visit the nearest transplantation center according to the list approved by the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation and express their desire to donate, after which they will be guided according to the procedures followed for living donors.

No, a brain-dead individual cannot return to life, as brain death is the medical definition of death, and there has been no case diagnosed as brain death that returned to life since the concept of brain death was medically established.

Donating organs after death is permissible in Islam. The Council of Senior Scholars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued Resolution No. 99 in 1402 AH, stating the permissibility of transferring organs from one person to another, whether the donor is alive or deceased.
Additionally, all religions and divine laws permit tissue and organ donation, considering it an ongoing charity and an act of kindness.