Government Passes Law to Regulate Organ DonationThe Cambodia DailyRuling party lawmakers unanimously passed a law regulating how human cells, tissue and organs can be donated or used in the country during a session on Thursday at the National Assembly,…
Shanghai Daily (subscription) |
Foreigner’s Organ Donation Makes Big Impact In Zhejiang
Shanghai Daily (subscription) According to the report, Mark is the second foreigner based in Zhejiang to have donated his organs after his death. Mark came to the city with his Chinese wife, surnamed Wang, six years ago. Since then, he had been teaching English in the city. However … |
Galesburg Register-Mail |
‘Need is greater than ever’ for organ donation, OSF St. Mary president says
Galesburg Register-Mail GALESBURG — OSF St. Mary Medical Center raised a flag to raise awareness Wednesday. The “Donate Life” banner is a reminder about organ and tissue donation. In Illinois, over 5,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant, OSF St. Mary President … |
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Bay deceased organ donation rate low
SunLive Ensuring New Zealand’s district boards have strong links with Organ Donation NZ is one way deceased organ donor rates could be improved, believes Bay of Plenty DHB chief executive Helen Mason. The Ministry of Health is currently reviewing the country’s … |
www.muskokaregion.com/ |
Muskoka hospital participates in first multi-organ donation in its history
www.muskokaregion.com/ Dr. Jan Goossens, chief of staff for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare, told hospital board members on June 9 that South Muskoka Memorial Hospital recently participated in its first multi-organ donation. “I can’t go into the details because obviously it’s … |
Slate Magazine |
If You Want to Make Sure Your Family Knows You’re an Organ Donor, Put It on Facebook
Slate Magazine “Because we had discussed this issue before, the decision to donate her organs and tissues for transplantation was simple,” Moritsugu said at a White House summit on organ donation in June. Things were murkier when his daughter died not long after. |
Calcutta TelegraphDysfunction in organ donationCalcutta TelegraphIn Tamil Nadu, where the cadaver transplantation programme started in October 2008, around 2,550 major organ transplants had been carried out until May this year, an official said. The li…
Red tape, coordination woes ail organ donation in stateTimes of IndiaKolkata: Lack of government initiative and poor coordination have frustrated individual efforts to promote a culture of organ donation in the state. Thus when a rare request comes thr…
CTV News |
BC organ donor registry hits 1M milestone, but many more needed
CTV News Health officials are celebrating a major milestone in the campaign to get British Columbians signed up for life-saving organ donations. On Monday, B.C. Transplant announced the province has reached one million registered donors, thanks to a variety of … BC registers 1 millionth organ donorCBC.ca BC’s Organ Donor Registry reaches 1 millionVoiceonline.com |
Wall Street Journal |
The Difficult Ethics of Organ Donations From Living Donors
Wall Street Journal That seemed to rule out donating his organs after death. His wife, Kathy, their three children, and their son-in-law decided they wanted to do something else. They proposed that Mr. Osterrieder serve as a living organ donor—even though, unlike a … |