OUTCOME OF COMMERCIAL RENAL-TRANSPLANTATION - 2 YEARS FOLLOW-UP

The results of living non-related renal transplants from India involvi ng unethical exploitation of the donor are inferior. We followed-up 12 patients from our unit who went to a center in Bombay for renal trans plantation and compared the results with our local new renal transplan t programme. Two-year graft survival was 70% compared to 88% with our new renal transplant program. Also, we emphasised the human side of th e problem. We addressed the problem of shortages of organ donation loc ally because failure to obtain consent from relatives and the need for intensive public education is required to overcome this problem. Fina lly, Islamic principles and rules that are related to organ transplant ation have been discussed in detail, and the main purpose is to enligh ten the Western reader.