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Miss. governor signs organ donor bill
Bellingham Herald JACKSON, Miss. — Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that removes the repealer from Mississippi’s organ donor law. The repealer required the Mississippi Legislature to periodically review the program and renew it. Senate Bill 2217, signed Thursday by … |
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Preserving Ontario’s Voluntary Blood Donation System
Government of Ontario News Our government has full confidence in our voluntary, life-saving blood donation system and is committed to protecting it. We are proud of our volunteer donors and strongly support Ontarians as they continue giving blood and plasma for altruistic reasons.”. |
The HinduOver 1000 rally in Trichy to promote organ donationThe HinduAn organ donation awareness rally was organised to observe World Kidney Day by Rotary International District 3000 and Kauvery Hospital in the city on Thursday. School and college stud…
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Aiming for Total Voluntary Organ donors‘ Tag
The New Indian Express In its bid to become a total voluntary organ donors‘ panchayat, the Edakkattuvayal grama panchayat is gearing up for a mass campaign aimed at encouraging the public to donate organs. According to the officials, the programme believed to be the first of … |
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Church Preaches About Organ Donation, Eyes 10K Donors
The New Indian Express With an estimated 40,000 members across the city attending their Churches and fellowships, the Syro Malabar Church is looking at getting more than 10,000 people to sign up for organ donation by the end of next month. “We started this initiative on … |
Citizens rally for organ donation awarenessTimes of IndiaSURAT: Chief commissioner of income tax (I-T), Gunjan Mishra, pledged to donate her organs after death at a public awareness rally on the occasion of World Kidney Day here on Thursday. While flag…
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‘Donor shortage stemming cost-effective transplant’
Times of India Damodar Naik, 51, who underwent a transplant about a year ago, said ignorance is the main reason why potential donors shy away. His wife, he said, was his donor-despite relatives trying to change her mind-when she realized a transplant was the only way … |
After 7 women, finally a male kidney donorTimes of IndiaLike in the rest of India they find it more difficult than men to find a donor. This trend was dented in a small way when Ravi Sharma, 46, donated his kidney to his wife Anita who, for over a year…
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‘Embrace healthy lifestyle to avoid kidney disorder’
Times of India It is possible through regular exercise, stress management and adopting better lifestyle habits.” Doctors also urged to avoid taking too many pain killers on every pretext without consulting a physician. They urged people to come forward for organ … |
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Religious Beliefs of American Muslims Influence Attitudes Toward Organ Donation
Newswise (press release) Newswise — American Muslims who interpret negative events in life as punishment from God are less likely to believe that donating organs after death is ethical than those with a more positive outlook, according to a survey conducted by researchers … |