Four Brain-Dead Donors Save Lives of 14 Patients

Riyadh, August 18, 2026, SPA -- The Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation team successfully coordinated four organ retrieval procedures last week involving brain-dead donors, helping save the lives of 14 patients, including four children, in cooperation with several medical entities inside and outside the Kingdom.
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation Director-General Dr. Talal Al-Goufi explained that the organs were allocated in accordance with medical ethics, ensuring fair distribution based on patients' medical priorities. He noted that the achievement resulted from cooperation and coordination among various entities, praising the efforts of the air medical evacuation department and the medical teams participating in the cases.
-- SPA