Road show creates awareness about organ donationTimes of IndiaThe show was flagged off by Maj.Gen. KS Venugopal (retd), and was led by Fr. Davis Chiramel, a kidney donor and chairman, Kidney Federation of India. A panel discussion on organ donation was…
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Ease organ donation norms, says UK transplant pioneer
Deccan Herald Speaking to Deccan Herald, he said India should follow the British model in terms of government assistance and the Spain model in terms of organ donations. “Spain has 40 donors per million while in India it is less than one. If India can match Spain … |
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All pain little gain in organ donation
The Daily Telegraph Yes, organ donation rates have improved from a paltry 247 deceased donors in 2009 to 354 last year, a rise of 43 per cent in four years. But we can do better, much better. The key fact, according to Associate Professor Holly Northam, who has worked as … Bill makes organ donation easier for AlbertansMedicine Hat News Alberta adds organ donation option to driver’s licencesSun News Network Province improves organ & tissue donor consent procedureCTV News Illawarra Mercury –Huffington Post Canada all 27 news articles » |
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Standard General issues blood donation challenge
St. Albert Gazette The young St. Albert boy has become a bit of a spokesperson for blood donation. He has a rare blood disorder called Diamond Blackfan Anemia that requires him to get a fresh transfusion every three weeks. Now a strapping nine-year-old boy, he’s had more … |
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Edmonton liver patient inspired new organ donation law (video)
Edmonton Journal Statistics show too few people have taken either of those steps, as Alberta’s rate of less than 10 deceased donors per million residents is one of the lowest in the country. Under the new process, anyone renewing a driver’s licence or identity card … |
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Edmonton liver patient inspired new organ donation law
Edmonton Journal Statistics show too few people have taken either of those steps, as Alberta’s rate of less than 10 deceased donors per million residents is one of the lowest in the country. Under the new process, anyone renewing a driver’s licence or identity card … |
25-bed hospitals in Karnataka get nod to harvest organsTimes of IndiaBANGALORE: Taking a major step to facilitate organ donation, the Karnataka government has permitted small hospitals with a capacity of 25 beds to harvest organs. This means that hospi…
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Organ-donation network names Roanoke native Shepard as CEO
Roanoke Times Roanoke native Brian M. Shepard has been named CEO of the United Network for Organ Sharing, the Richmond-based organization that runs the nation’s system for matching and placing donated human organs for transplant. Shepard joined the nonprofit … |
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Alberta adds organ donation option to driver’s licences
Sun News Network EDMONTON – Legislation passed Friday means Albertans can now easily consent to donate their organs upon death when they renew their drivers’ licences. They will also be able add their name to an online consent-to-donate registry. When Karen … Award for organ donor campaignIllawarra Mercury Province improves organ donor consent procedureCTV News Alberta Organ Donation Just Got Easier With New RegistryHuffington Post Canada Journal Gazette and Times-Courier –HQ Grande Prairie –Globalnews.ca all 20 news articles » |
Students get hands on learning about organ donation with well known coachWKYTOrganizations from throughout the state met to show kids how important healthy living and organ donation can be with more than 900 people in Kentucky waiting for life-saving t…