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14Jun/16

Transplant Games put spotlight on importance and need for organ donation – fox8.com

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Transplant Games put spotlight on importance and need for organ donation
fox8.com
The multi-sport festival is for athletes who have undergone a life-saving transplant surgery as well as living donors. The event, which runs through tomorrow, highlights the critical importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation while celebrating the …
Saving Lives and Giving Hope by Reducing the Organ Waiting ListThe White House (blog)
White House announces actions to promote organ donationThe Hill
95% of Americans support organ donation, only 50% donate – White House calls for changeRT
Morning Consult –Washington Post
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14Jun/16

Indore Organ Donation Society makes bone marrow tests free for all – Hindustan Times

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Hindustan Times

Indore Organ Donation Society makes bone marrow tests free for all
Hindustan Times
The organ donation society had earlier proposed to set up the unit. A team of doctors from AIIMS had then given a presentation in Indore, proposing to train two doctors to carry out tests. “We had an agreement with them (AIIMS) wherein they promised us …
14Jun/16

New campaign aims to sign up 50000 more organ donors in Qatar – Doha News

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New campaign aims to sign up 50000 more organ donors in Qatar
Doha News
This Ramadan, health and charity officials in Qatar are urging residents to be their “noblest” selves by giving blood and signing up to be organ donors. The public health campaigns are being led by Hamad Medical Corp. (HMC) and the Al Faisal Without …
Organ donors number reached 100000 last yearPeninsula On-line
HMC launches 2016 Ramadan Organ and Blood Donation campaignsAl-Bawaba
Campaign aims for 150000 organ donors this yearGulf Times

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26May/16

New Law In NYS To Encourage Organ Donation – WXXI News

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New Law In NYS To Encourage Organ Donation
WXXI News
(AP) A new law in New York state aims to make it easier to sign up to be an organ or tissue donor. The measure, signed into law on Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will ask anyone signing up for coverage through the state’s health insurance exchange if …
More New Yorkers Can Become Organ Donors Because of This LawJP Updates
Senator Hannon Announces New Law To Increase Organ And Tissue DonationLong Island Exchange

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26May/16

How These Dolls With “Transplanted” Limbs Are Teaching Kids the Importance of Organ Donation – POPSUGAR

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How These Dolls With “Transplanted” Limbs Are Teaching Kids the Importance of Organ Donation
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An organization in Japan – which has the lowest rate of transplants in the industrialized world, with only two percent of those on a wait list going on to receive an organ donation – is working to raise awareness with the help of discarded stuffed animals.

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25May/16

Japanese company uses old toys with different limbs to educate children about organ donation – India Today

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India Today

Japanese company uses old toys with different limbs to educate children about organ donation
India Today
Japan’s Second Life Toys company has come up with a creative way to spread awareness about the power of organ donation among children. To convey this message they repair old broken stuffed animals using limbs from other toys to revive them. Through …
Organ and Tissue Awareness Walk takes place this Saturday in Southside ParkWoodstock Sentinel Review

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