Omani girl hits a moral lesson, sacrificing her liver for her father’s life

Ashraf AboArafe

An Omani girl has donated a part of her liver to help save her father’s life. Khadija Al Barwani, donated 65 per cent of her liver to her father, Mohammad, in a 12-hour liver transplant surgery conducted at the Royal Hospital in Oman’s capital Muscat.. This is according to Gulf News.

More than 1,000 Omanis, many of whom are medics, have signed up to donate their organs after their death, according to figures provided by the capital’s Royal Hospital.

Oman faces shortages in organ donors, including kidneys, hearts, lungs, eyes and pancreas. In 2014, Oman’s Grand Mufti Shaikh Ahmad Al Khalili passed a fatwa, a religious edict, permitting donation of organs once brain-dead under “special” conditions.

Before the fatwa, those in need of transplants would have to wait for imported organs to arrive. Anyone interested in being an organ donar can now visit Royal Hospital and fill out a form. One person can potentially save eight lives if they donate all of their organs.