National Organization for Organ and Tissues Donation and Transplantation (Lebanon)

The National Organization for Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplant (NOD-Lb) is a Lebanese non-profit organization affiliated to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. NOD-Lb (previously known as NOOTDT) was created by a joint venture between the Ministry of Public Health and the Lebanese Order of Physicians in Beirut.

NOOTDT's mission

 * To retrieve organs and tissues from any donor in all Lebanese regions by a skilled coordinator team available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
 * To provide locally retrieved organs and tissues to patients in need of organ and tissue transplantation.
 * To implement a Lebanese Model for Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation:
 * 1) Define the criteria of donation and transplantation in Lebanon
 * 2) Responsible for a continuous education of ICU and ER personnel
 * 3) Plan the conditions of the national waiting list and a network system
 * 4) Carry on establishing a registry of death, chronic diseases, donation and transplantation
 * To promote organ and tissue donation by continuous awareness campaigns for the public
 * Introduce organ and tissue donation and transplantation in schools and universities program
 * To coordinate with international organ and tissue banking organizations
 * Organize and participate a national and international medical congress or courses in the field