Year

The evolution of RRT services in Qatar

1976

First acute PD in Rumailah Hospital

1981

First HD unit in Rumailah Hospital

1982

Establishment of nephrology subspecialty in Hamad Medical Corporation

1984

Launch of first dialysis unit in Hamad General Hospital

1987

First living related donor kidney transplantation in Hamad General Hospital

1997

Qatar national law on Regulating the Human Organs Transfer and Transplantation

1997

Establishment of CAPD program in Hamad General Hospital

1999

Frist deceased donor renal transplantation in Hamad General Hospital

2009

Establishment of nurse assisted home PD program

2010

Opening of Fahad Bin Jassim dialysis unit (the largest dialysis unit in the country)

2011

Inauguration of Qatar Center for Organ Transplantation

2011

Establishment of structured deceased donor transplantation program

2012

Opening of the Qatar Center for Organ Donation

2015

Start of Home HD Dialysis program

2015

Revised Qatar national law on Regulating the Human Organs Transfer and Transplantation

2016

The nephrology fellowship program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education―International