Stage set for Paradip mega blood donation camp Daily PioneerThe Eastern India Oil Refinery Workers’ Union (EIORWU) is all set to organise a mega blood donation camp here on March 1 and 2 as part of Chief Minister …
Britain, Trying to Boost Organ Donations, to Make Most Adults Presumed Donors – The New York Times
Britain, Trying to Boost Organ Donations, to Make Most Adults Presumed Donors The New York TimesUnder the new rules, by 2020, most adults in Britain would be considered potential organ donors unless they registered their wish to the contrary.
Syria still suffering ‘staggering levels’ of humanitarian need, Security Council hears – UN News
Syria still suffering ‘staggering levels’ of humanitarian need, Security Council hears UN News
Staggering levels” of humanitarian need persist throughout Syria, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) told Security …
Syria still suffering ‘staggering levels’ of humanitarian need, Security Council hears – UN News
Syria still suffering ‘staggering levels’ of humanitarian need, Security Council hears UN News
Staggering levels” of humanitarian need persist throughout Syria, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) told Security …
Around Danvers – Wicked Local
Around Danvers Wicked LocalUpcomingRed Cross blood donation opportunity: 12:45-6:15 p.m. Feb. 28, March 4-7, 11-14, 18-21 and 25-28, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. March 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24 …
Stem cell registry to help fight blood disorders – Hindustan Times
Stem cell registry to help fight blood disorders Hindustan Times
The government is setting up a National Stem Cell Registry to create an India-specific bone-marrow donor database for treatment of life-threatening blood disorders such as blood cancer, thalassaemia, sickle-cell anaemia and haemophilia. Creating a pool of donors will help people who do not have blood-related donors find an unrelated match for life-saving treatment. The Union health ministry’s move to have a national, government managed database will specifically help poor patients as they largely are unable to afford treatment. “All the approvals are in place; we are ready to start the regi…
Opt-out organ donation gets Scottish Parliament support – East Lothian Courier
Opt-out organ donation gets Scottish Parliament support East Lothian CourierMSPs voted to support a bill hoping to increase the number of organ transplants by introducing an opt-out system for donors.
Campaigning South Shields mum welcomes organ donor change – Shields Gazette
Campaigning South Shields mum welcomes organ donor change Shields Gazette
A South Tyneside mum who campaigned to raise awareness of organ donation after the death of her baby girl has welcomed an “opt-out” system being …
Campaigning South Shields mum welcomes organ donor change – Shields Gazette
Campaigning South Shields mum welcomes organ donor change Shields Gazette
A South Tyneside mum who campaigned to raise awareness of organ donation after the death of her baby girl has welcomed an “opt-out” system being …
Tributes as Ireland’s longest-surviving Cystic Fibrosis lung transplant patient Brendan McLaughlin dies – The Irish Sun
Tributes as Ireland’s longest-surviving Cystic Fibrosis lung transplant patient Brendan McLaughlin dies The Irish Sun
The 51-year-old Donegal man and CF patient was a passionate campaigner for disability rights and organ donation, and the CF community today remembered a …