UAE: What is Abu Dhabi's Hayat program? How it enabled 1,090 life-saving organ transplants since 2017

Abu Dhabi has completed 1,090 organ transplants since launching the Hayat programme in 2017, with a record 290 in 2024 alone. Major hospitals have led medical breakthroughs, including the UAEs first combined heart-lung transplant. The Hayat programme encourages residents aged 21 and above to register as organ donors, aiming to save lives and advance ethical transplantation practices.