17Jul/14

UPMC Presbyterian Receives Highest National Honor for Organ Donor … – Gant Daily


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UPMC Presbyterian Receives Highest National Honor for Organ Donor
Gant Daily
PITTSBURGH – UPMC Presbyterian was recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for reaching the gold level of achievement, the highest possible, for conducting activities that promoted enrollment in state organ donor …
Organ donor who needs a new liverEcho
MP Kate backs organ donation campaignMessenger Newspapers
‘Tell your relatives you want to be an organ donor,’ urges acid attack model The Bolton News
Salisbury Journal –Barnsley Chronicle –Medical Xpress
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17Jul/14

Blood donation opportunities listed – Brainerd Daily Dispatch

Van Wert independentBlood donation opportunities listedBrainerd Daily DispatchThe American Red Cross encourages all eligible blood donors to make an appointment to donate blood soon to help prevent a shortage. During the summer months, on average, abou…

16Jul/14

Organ donor need focus of attention – Taipei Times

Organ donor need focus of attention
Taipei Times
The Organ Procurement Association’s recent photography competition, titled “I want to donate my most prized possession,” drew a number of celebrities and other applicants whose works tried to creatively embrace the topic of organ donation.

16Jul/14

Botswana gay activists to sue gov’t over blood donation ban – StarAfrica.com

Botswana gay activists to sue gov’t over blood donation ban
StarAfrica.com
“The policy to prohibit homosexual and sex worker to donate blood is discriminatory and fuels stigma. As far as BONELA is concerned, the Blood Transfusion Centre’s position that blood donation from homosexuals and sex workers is not acceptable on the …

15Jul/14

Organ donation and transplants at a glance – Vancouver Sun

Organ donation and transplants at a glanceVancouver Sun43.3. Percentage of Ontario doctors who have registered their consent for organ and tissue donation. 23.9. Percentage of Ontario residents who have registered consent. 579. Number of organ donors i…

15Jul/14

How Canadian doctors are leading by example in organ donor registration – Globalnews.ca


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How Canadian doctors are leading by example in organ donor registration
Globalnews.ca
Between blood tests and heart rate monitoring, it’s a question Dr. Margaret Taylor makes sure to ask her patients during their checkup: Are you registered as an organ donor? The Kitchener, Ont., family physician knows first-hand how the simple sign-up

15Jul/14

VIDEO: Heybridge toddler features in organ donation awareness film – Maldon and Burnham Standard

Maldon and Burnham StandardVIDEO: Heybridge toddler features in organ donation awareness filmMaldon and Burnham StandardA little girl who may need a liver transplant one day has appeared in a video to raise awareness of organ donation,. Sophie Barwell,…

15Jul/14

Organ donation rate low despite campaigns – The Sun Daily

The Sun DailyOrgan donation rate low despite campaignsThe Sun DailyPETALING JAYA: Although more families are now coming forward to donate organs of their brain dead or deceased family members, the organ donor rate in Malaysia is still very low compared…

15Jul/14

‘Tell your relatives you want to be an organ donor,’ urges acid attack model … – The Bolton News


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‘Tell your relatives you want to be an organ donor,’ urges acid attack model
The Bolton News
A HOST of celebrities are backing organ donation as we urge Boltonians to Sign Up To Save Lives. TV presenter and ex-model Katie Piper received a cornea from an organ donor after an horrific acid attack left her blind in one eye and needing a skin
MP Kate backs organ donation campaignMessenger Newspapers
Organ donor who needs a new liverEcho
Organ donor shortage leads to local deathsBarnsley Chronicle
Salisbury Journal –Daily Echo
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15Jul/14

Encouraging organ donation among migrant communities – SBS


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Encouraging organ donation among migrant communities
SBS
Mohammad is now helping promote a message in Australia’s Arabic and Asian communities, where organ donor rates are very low. His story is one of three being told online in Cantonese, Arabic and English through a New South Wales government …

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