The New Indian Express |
Doctors say Venezuela’s health care in collapse
The New Indian Express Almost everything needed to mend and heal is in critically short supply: needles, syringes and paraffin used in biopsies to diagnose cancer; drugs to treat it; operating room equipment; X-ray film and imaging paper; blood and the reagents needed so it … |
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PH eyes organ donor world record
ABS CBN News The Department of Health’s Philippine Network for Organ Sharing (PhilNOS) and the Philippine Information Agency are heading efforts for an information drive to drum up public awareness on organ donation. Netizens can support the campaign by liking its … |
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The blood donation campaign “You’re a metro away from saving many lives” is …
WebWire (press release) During November blood may be donated at three Metro stations. The stations where the donation rooms will be set up are Nuevos Ministerios, Ciudad Universitaria and Embajadores. This year the aim will be to top the over 3,100 donations of 2012. 150,000 … |
Organ Donation is an Act of Giving That Truly Does Change — And Save — LivesHuffington PostIt is also possible that someday you, a close friend or a family member could be one of the unfortunate ones waiting for somebody else to register to be an org…
Philippine Information Agency |
Philippines bids for organ donor world record
Philippine Information Agency 6 — On November 28, the Philippines will attempt to set a world record for “lifelines” – to convince more Filipinos to sign up as organ donors. The “I’m a Lifeline” campaign, which aims to set a new Guinness World Record, will be held in six zones … |
WCHS-TV8Dancers Raise Awareness For Organ DonationWCHS-TV8An international group of dancers stopped in Institute to help bring awareness to the importance of organ donation. Step Afrika performed at West Virginia State University Monday evening. The gr…
NorthdallasgazetteRed Cross starts new blood donation campaignLynchburg News and AdvanceIn anticipation of a historically slow period for blood donation, the Red Cross has announced a new campaign to encourage people to donate this winter. The Give Som…
Times LIVE |
China’s organ transplants: A shift to voluntary organ donation system
CCTV In March 2010, China introduced its first voluntary post-mortem organ donation system at some pilot hospitals in a joint collaboration between the Red Cross and the Ministry of Health. Persuading people to donate their organs is a very new concept in … China to end use of prisoners’ organs for transplants in mid-2014inSing.com News |
IRCS Wokha conducts blood donation driveNagaland PostIndian Red Cross Society (IRCS) Wokha branch conducted blood donation drive on Monday at 17 Assam Rifles wherein twenty four donors led by Col Amit Ganesh CO. donated blood. Meanwhile, Indian Red Cro…
The Advertiser Series |
A litre of Light – bringing a ray of hope to millions
The Advertiser Series Discarded plastic bottles, carrier bags, razors, drinking straws and even old organ pipes, you name it, and the light sculptor has a use for it. A local builder by … Its use has spread to India, Indonesia and as far away as Switzerland. … An “adult … |