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Don’t spend money looking for an HIV cure – help the infected live instead, say the AIDS affected
Scroll.in Pehchaan, a non-profit working with transgender women in 18 states in India, has stopped its AIDS project after funds from an international donor dried up. “We are looking at alternative funding,” said Amitava Sarkar, who works with … Though there is … |
Struggling for citizenship – Portland Tribune
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Struggling for citizenship
Portland Tribune What people can’t see are the numerous obstacles she’s already overcome in order to get where she is today, including child prostitution, the death of both of her parents by the time she was 13 and the mixed ethnicity that made her an outcast in her … |
It’s time to talk about organ, says Cystic Fibrosis sufferer who watched his mum’s life change for the better after … – South Wales Argus
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It’s time to talk about organ, says Cystic Fibrosis sufferer who watched his mum’s life change for the better after …
South Wales Argus WILL Rogers is likely to need a lung transplant later in life – but he already has close-up experience of how transforming that process can be. Mr Rogers is using his experience of seeing his mum’s life changed for the better by a double lung … Transplant recipient continues her mission to get people talking about organ donationSalisbury Journal |
Vishal departs, gifting life to many – The Hindu
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Vishal departs, gifting life to many
The Hindu The heart will help breathe new life into 27-year-old Sandhya of Thrissur, who had been registered as a “super urgent” patient under the State Government’s deceased donor organ donation programme, Mrithasanjeevani. Vishal’s kidneys were donated to two … |
New blood-donation rules for gay men slowly take effect – Windy City Times
Windy City TimesNew blood-donation rules for gay men slowly take effectWindy City TimesThe Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ), in December, significantly reduced the timeframe during which gay men would have had to abstain from sex in order to make b…
Blood donation centers make plea for donors among nationwide shortage aggravated by Zika virus – KGO-TV
KGO-TVBlood donation centers make plea for donors among nationwide shortage aggravated by Zika virusKGO-TVBlood donation centers in Northern California have issued an urgent plea for donors to come forward to address a severe nationwide blood shortage …
In a first, State to open skin bank – The New Indian Express
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In a first, State to open skin bank
The New Indian Express The body will reject cadaver skin in three weeks. Within this period, the patient’s own skin … completion,” said an official source. Though, Tamil Nadu is doing well in cadaver organ donations, awareness should be created on skin donation as it will … |
In a first, Tamil Nadu to open skin bank – The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express |
In a first, Tamil Nadu to open skin bank
The New Indian Express The body will reject cadaver skin in three weeks. Within this period, the patient’s own skin … completion,” said an official source. Though, Tamil Nadu is doing well in cadaver organ donations, awareness should be created on skin donation as it will … |
Donate a Kidney Now; Get a Voucher for One Later – Huffington Post
Offaly ExpressDonate a Kidney Now; Get a Voucher for One LaterHuffington PostThere is a waiting list for deceased donations but not for living donations, Leishman said. Her organization manages deceased donor allocation on behalf of the Health Resource…
Ban urges burden-sharing, solidarity to combat effects of El Niño and mitigate climate change – UN News Centre
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Ban urges burden-sharing, solidarity to combat effects of El Niño and mitigate climate change
UN News Centre We must scale up our response and share the burden of climate change more equitably, demonstrating greater solidarity with those in need,” Mr. Ban said, calling on affected governments, donors, civil society, development and humanitarian actors, and … |