14Oct/16

Philanthropy and the Growth of Charter Schools – Stanford Social Innovation Review (subscription)

Philanthropy and the Growth of Charter Schools
Stanford Social Innovation Review (subscription)
But we also believe there’s a different and potentially more vexing issue regarding charter-related philanthropy that’s not receiving enough attention: how the evolution of the education sector has intersected with the evolution of philanthropy itself

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14Oct/16

Doctors urge heart donation for seriously ailing 10-year-old Hong Kong boy – South China Morning Post


South China Morning Post

Doctors urge heart donation for seriously ailing 10-year-old Hong Kong boy
South China Morning Post
Dr Timmy Au Wing-kuk, the hospital’s chief of cardiothoracic surgery, said a heart donation with blood type A positive was needed from a deceased donor similar in size to patient Tang Kai-him, who stands 131cm tall and weighs 36kg. “His life will be in …

14Oct/16

‘The doctors had never seen it before’ – How this young Irishman defied the odds with double-lung transplant – Irish Independent


Irish Independent

‘The doctors had never seen it before’ – How this young Irishman defied the odds with double-lung transplant
Irish Independent
With the transplant behind him, Luke is now focusing on the future and is working on setting up his own business, as well as raising awareness about cystic fibrosis and organ donation. “Right now I’m working on setting up my own business. I want to go

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14Oct/16

Three-time liver transplant recipient makes organ donation film – Ballymoney and Moyle Times


Ballymoney and Moyle Times

Three-time liver transplant recipient makes organ donation film
Ballymoney and Moyle Times
… things like ballet and swimming and lots of other stuff which I love to do. “My aim is to get organ donation onto the national curriculum in secondary schools so that young people can then base their decision about organ donation on information

14Oct/16

You’re all lifesavers; Oxford Mail campaign sees thousands sign up to donate organs – Herald Series


Herald Series

You’re all lifesavers; Oxford Mail campaign sees thousands sign up to donate organs
Herald Series
THOUSANDS of people in Oxfordshire have been thanked for backing an Oxford Mail appeal for them to sign the Organ Donor Register. They signed up after it emerged that five people in the county died last year before receiving the transplant they needed

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