Bangalore MirrorAndhra Pradesh to introduce lesson in organ donation in school curriculumBangalore MirrorThe government is also exploring the possibility of making it mandatory for those who want a driving licence to take a pledge to donate their organ…
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UK unveils organ donation plans for Indian communities
IndiaPost.com “The NHS strategy to engage with BAME communities on organ donation is woefully inadequate. The focus has always been on awareness rather than behavior change,” Chugh said. “A substantial number of patients on the transplant list, and dying as a … |
The Hans India1.2 Lakh persons to donate organs in APThe Hans IndiaAmaravati: One lakh twenty thousand donors expressed willingness to donate organs on Monday in Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of International Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, …
The Hans India1.2 Lakh persons to donate organs in APThe Hans IndiaAmaravati: One lakh twenty thousand donors expressed willingness to donate organs on Monday in Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of International Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, …
The Hindu |
UK unveils new organ donation plan to address Indian-origin shortages
The Hindu India has seen a 10-fold increase in its organ donation consent rates over the last decade as a result of sustained public awareness programmes, policy initiatives, and multi-stakeholder collaboration, the findings reveal. “The NHS strategy to engage … UK announces new plans to change law for organ and tissue donation within Indian-origin communitiesDevdiscourse August 4, 2018 – TwitterTwitter |
Fort Dodge Messenger |
A promise to Emily
Fort Dodge Messenger MANSON — Before Emily Markert died in 2014, she asked her mother to make a promise. Markert, of Manson, wanted her mother, Liz Markert, to continue to raise awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation. “This was part of Emily’s bucket list, was to … |
Montreal Gazette |
Quebec kidney transplant program aims to boost live donor rate
Montreal Gazette The majority of patients with renal failure have to turn to life-saving dialysis three times a week. Many are not aware that a living donation is a … and Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec. The new program will focus on increasing awareness … |
Tasmania Examiner |
DonateLife Week: Supporting families through their hardest days
Tasmania Examiner “While we are in the role and we are there to help facilitate donation, it’s also about supporting the families so that they make a decision where in two-months time, six-months time, 12-months time, they still feel like they’ve made the right decision … Figtree parents urge others to donate life after daughter’s tragic deathIllawarra Mercury |
The TimesEdgbaston diary: Families of organ donors honouredThe TimesThe Games, which include a cricket tournament, were set up to demonstrate the benefits of transplantation, encourage transplant patients to regain fitness and raise awareness of the ne…
FOX Illinois |
Local man receives donated liver, given second chance
FOX Illinois SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — It’s National Minority Donor Awareness Week, and a local Springfield man is celebrating his second chance at life. Each year in Illinois, 300 people die waiting on organs and there’s around 4,700 people on the list who … |