The Malaysian and Iranian governments have established cooperation in strengthening the country's health system involving the pharmaceutical sector, medical technology applications and excellent clinical practices.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that Iran's expertise in organ transplantation programs has the potential to improve the quality of treatment in Malaysia.
The bilateral cooperation is expected to benefit in improving the expertise of health workers through joint training, exchange programs and collaborative research.
The efforts involved have the potential to develop highly skilled human capital and become a key pillar of a resilient and efficient health system.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said that he had a brief meeting with his Iranian counterpart, highlighting Iran's success in organ transplant surgeries, including 2,000 liver transplants and 1,200 kidney transplants performed in 20 centers by 2024.
Dzulkefly also discussed the extraordinary achievement that has made Malaysia inclined to emulate this approach following the challenges of religious sentiments against organ donation.
Dzulkefly discussed that our country needs to go beyond the “I Have Already Promised to My Heirs, I Will Honor the Promise” campaign to respect the wishes of donors.
He stressed that organ transplantation is the best solution to ensure the quality of life of end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients is more guaranteed.
