Hundreds in Black Country and Staffordshire waiting for organ transplants
expressandstar.com
Last year the number of people donating organs in the UK fell for the first time in 11 years. The UK also has one of the lowest rates in Europe for families consenting to organ donation, and in 2014/15 only 58 per cent agreed to donate their family …
Firefighter’s death spotlights need for organ donorsWPTZ The Champlain Valley
Flag raised at UVM Medical Center for organ donationsBurlingtonFreePress.com
Be a hero and sign the organ donor register, says Mirfield-born superstar Sir …Huddersfield Examiner
North Devon Journal –Spalding Guardian
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ArtPrize artist’s entry celebrates organ donation
WZZM
Levi Faber’s piece “Donating Life” is inspired by a kidney transplant he received when he was just two years old. It will be on display at Fifth Third Bank. Alongside the piece will be Gift of Life volunteers to help those interested sign up to become …

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Hot Air Balloon Flight Raises Organ Donation Awareness
KTVN
“Organ donation is an act of generosity,” said Tracy Bryan, spokesperson of Sierra Donor Services. “That’s what this is about. Giving life to another human being is the greatest gift we can give one another.” Gary Narberes, from Sacramento, knows all …

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Cyclist raising awareness of organ donation
Tavistock Times Gazette
‘Waiting for a transplant is not living, it’s hanging on against the odds, where a commute to work as part of a normal life is just a dream. On average in the UK three people a day die in need of a transplant. Although 96 percent of us would take a …

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Syro-Malankara Church celebrates reunion day with organ donation drive
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Syro-Malankara Catholics in India are pledging to donate their organs after death to mark the anniversary of their church joining the Catholic fold 85 years ago. “We are organizing the program to sensitize people about organ donation. It will certainly …

Organ donation: One mother’s difficult decision after a tragic accident
Globalnews.ca
“We can do better in Quebec, but it’s important to know that it’s only one per cent of people that can be an organ donor,” said Louis Beaulieu, Director of Transplant Québec, adding that only about 340 people admitted to hospital each year can be …

2.2 million Scots sign up to donate their organs in the event of their death
Scottish Daily Record
While a third of people across the UK are on the NHS Organ Donor Register, in Scotland 2.2 million are registered – 41% of the population. Public Health Minister Maureen Watt welcomed the “strong” support for organ donation, as a new survey suggested …
Say I do to organ donationLiverpool Echo
Angus residents urged to join NHS organ donor registerMontrose Review
MLA presents Bill to change organ donation opt out rules in Northern IrelandBelfast Telegraph
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Jasper Carrott unveils organ donation memorial
BBC News
… received a kidney from her mother. “It brought back the times that we had with my own daughter, and I was caught out a bit when I was making the speech”, he said. Carrott was joined by families of those who had given and received organs at the …
Jasper Carrott tells of daughter Lucy Davis’ transplant at unveiling of memorialBirmingham Mail

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Delaware students now must study organ donation
The News Journal
This year, Delaware high school students will have a new lesson to contemplate – organ and tissue donation and transplant, something that would have seemed like science fiction to those kids of the Cold War and Space Age. The new classes, mandated by …
Sharing knowledge … The man behind Spain’s organ donation success is in …NEWS.com.au
Oisin’s parents back organ donation campaignFermanagh Herald

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