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15Jul/17

‘I want to be somebody who gives’: Altruistic donor in Charleston advocates for kidney donation – Charleston Post Courier

Kidney, Organ Donation,

Charleston Post Courier

‘I want to be somebody who gives’: Altruistic donor in Charleston advocates for kidney donation
Charleston Post Courier
So far this year, only six people between 18 and 34 have donated kidneys in South Carolina, and only three were to nonbiologically-related recipients. One of those is Keeya Singer. To Nadig, living donors like these embody the “beauty of transplant …

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14Jul/17

Donors needed: Blood supply in New Orleans area is critically low – WGNO

Blood donation,

WGNO

Donors needed: Blood supply in New Orleans area is critically low
WGNO
All those eligible to donate should give to stabilize the blood supply, thereby ensuring that we can meet any potential transfusion related demands.” The Blood Center has 12 donor centers across Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi. Donors can …

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11Jul/17

Fact Vs. Fiction: Organ And Tissue Trafficking – FinalCall.com News

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FinalCall.com News

Fact Vs. Fiction: Organ And Tissue Trafficking
FinalCall.com News
“For example, when a patient donor-recipient (if) they are not genetically related they should be a spouse. If they are not a spouse or related then we ask, ‘how do you know this person?’ So, if it is from church, we check the address, make sure the …

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11Jul/17

‘Miracle of a donor heart, came just at the right time’ – Independent Online

Heart, Organ Donation

Independent Online

‘Miracle of a donor heart, came just at the right time’
Independent Online
Dr Willie Koen, the head of transplant at Netcare Christiaan Barnard Hospital, says donor organ prevalence and procurement in South Africa is one of lowest in the World. In South Africa there are only two organ donors per million people; in first world …