Short history about renal transplantation program in Iran and the world: Special focus on world kidney day

Abstract

orld kidney day on 8 March 2012 provides a chance to reflect on the success of kidney transplantation as a therapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that surpasses dialysis treatments for the quality and quantity of life and for cost effectiveness. An experimental, risky, and very limited treatment option 50 years ago is now routine clinical practice in more than 80 countries. What was limited to a few people in a small number of academic centers is now routinely transforming lives in most high-and medium-income countries. The first successful