The Japan Times |
Private sector cashing in on organ ‘donations’ – The Hindu
The Hindu Even as the official Mrithasanjeevani programme is failing, organ ‘donations’ are happening in private hospitals for patients who have money. Organ donations and transplants still face obstacles in Japan | The …The Japan Times Bonds of life—the Organ Transplant Law 20 yrs on / Gradual steps …The Japan News |
The Japan TimesOrgan donations and transplants still face obstacles in JapanThe Japan TimesIt has been 20 years since the government legalized organ transplants from brain-dead donors, and seven years since the law was revised to allow children to dona…
Aspen Times |
15 years later, Aspen’s Chris Klug continues to make difference for organ donations
Aspen Times But Klug wasn’t satisfied in simply serving as a feel-good story for transplant recipients. Shortly after receiving a new liver in 2000, the Aspenite created the Chris Klug Foundation, which is dedicated to enlisting people to donate their organs after … |
New Straits Times OnlineCooperation from all quarters necessary to increase number of organ donorsNew Straits Times OnlineNational Organ Donation Public Awareness Action Committee chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said as of Sept 30 this year, a total of 2…
Radio New Zealand |
Plea for govt to follow through on efforts to boost organ donations
Radio New Zealand Kidney Health New Zealand’s chief executive, Max Reid, said New Zealand had one of the lowest rates of organ donations from people who had died in the world. About 700 people are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Mr Reid said a Ministry of … |
University of Michigan Health System News (press release) |
Students promote lifesaving power of organ and tissue donation
University of Michigan Health System News (press release) Becoming an organ and bone marrow donor is a proven way for young people to help save a life, and the registration process is simple and free. But it might not be the first thing on their minds. That’s why the next generation of donation advocates … |
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Seven WVU Medicine hospitals recognized for organ donation efforts
WVU Medicine (press release) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Seven WVU Medicine hospitals were recently recognized for their participation in the Donate Life West Virginia Hospital Challenge, a collaboration between the West Virginia Hospital Association and Donate Life West Virginia to … |
News Talk 650 CKOM |
Sask. organ recipient urges people to make their wishes known
News Talk 650 CKOM A Saskatchewan man who received a life-saving transplant is among those urging people to talk to their loved ones about organ donation. “People talk to me about this. I don’t know how many people I’ve talked to said ‘I wanted to sign my donor card, but … |
660 News |
Hitmen team up with Don Cherry to promote organ donation
660 News The Calgary Hitmen are teaming up with a well-known sports commentator and his family to promote organ donation. The players will be wearing jerseys and socks designed by Hockey Night in Canada’s Don Cherry on Saturday night when they take on the … Hurricanes deal overage forwardLethbridge Herald |
windsoriteDOTca NewsWindsor Regional Hospital Presented With Organ Donation …windsoriteDOTca NewsWindsor Regional Hospital has been presented with the Provincial Conversion Rate Award for exceeding the target of a 58% conversion rate set by Trillium …