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A socio-legal study on organ shortage in Malaysia

A socio-legal study on organ shortage in Malaysia
A socio-legal study on organ shortage in Malaysia
Human organs are the most valuable gifts of life. Until today, through organ transplantation, thousands of lives have been saved and many more blessed with hope and happiness through a better quality of living. However, rapid developments in transplant technology will be meaningless if supply of the needed organs remains scarce and organ transplantation procedures cannot take place accordingly. This global problem of organ shortage is also faced by Malaysia. Despite campaigns and initiatives introduced by the Malaysian authorities, the problem remains unresolved and the situation is worsening. Malaysia is reported to have less than one donor for every one thousand of the population (Lela Yasmin Mansor, 2007). However, statistics from the National Transplant Registry Malaysia confirm a steady increase in the number of registered potential donors each year. This suggests that certain factors must be preventing potential donors from becoming actual donors. Therefore, this study will not only discuss the current scenario of the organ shortage problem in Malaysia, highlighting its underlying factors, but will also scrutinise legal and social factors causing actual donations to remain relatively small, despite the promising number of potential donors registering each year. The study will suggest practical solutions to help solve organ shortages in Malaysia, particularly by utilising brain-dead patients from serious road traffic accidents as a potential source of cadaveric organs. Clarification on the Islamic perspective concerning organ donation is also included, as Islam is the main religion professed in Malaysia.
Salwani, Farah
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Salwani, Farah
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Nwabueze, Remigius Nnamdi
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Salwani, Farah (2012) A socio-legal study on organ shortage in Malaysia. University of Southampton, School of Law, Doctoral Thesis, 346pp.

Record type: Thesis (Doctoral)

Abstract

Human organs are the most valuable gifts of life. Until today, through organ transplantation, thousands of lives have been saved and many more blessed with hope and happiness through a better quality of living. However, rapid developments in transplant technology will be meaningless if supply of the needed organs remains scarce and organ transplantation procedures cannot take place accordingly. This global problem of organ shortage is also faced by Malaysia. Despite campaigns and initiatives introduced by the Malaysian authorities, the problem remains unresolved and the situation is worsening. Malaysia is reported to have less than one donor for every one thousand of the population (Lela Yasmin Mansor, 2007). However, statistics from the National Transplant Registry Malaysia confirm a steady increase in the number of registered potential donors each year. This suggests that certain factors must be preventing potential donors from becoming actual donors. Therefore, this study will not only discuss the current scenario of the organ shortage problem in Malaysia, highlighting its underlying factors, but will also scrutinise legal and social factors causing actual donations to remain relatively small, despite the promising number of potential donors registering each year. The study will suggest practical solutions to help solve organ shortages in Malaysia, particularly by utilising brain-dead patients from serious road traffic accidents as a potential source of cadaveric organs. Clarification on the Islamic perspective concerning organ donation is also included, as Islam is the main religion professed in Malaysia.

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Published date: 1 May 2012
Organisations: University of Southampton, Southampton Law School

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Local EPrints ID: 341443
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/341443
PURE UUID: e2e03d15-a11a-4c7c-90fb-614d0cc0756f
ORCID for Remigius Nnamdi Nwabueze: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3100-6427

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Date deposited: 04 Oct 2012 14:51
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:25

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Author: Farah Salwani
Thesis advisor: Remigius Nnamdi Nwabueze ORCID iD

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