04Dec/18

Woman’s Club hears about United Network of Organ Sharing – Village News Online


Village News Online

Woman’s Club hears about United Network of Organ Sharing
Village News Online
… November meeting was Lisa Schaffner, who spoke about her role in the United Network for Organ Sharing program, a non-profit organization based in Richmond that matches life-saving organs from deceased donors to patients on the national waiting list.

04Dec/18

World Bank Marks First Year of Global Water Security and Sanitation Partnership – IISD Reporting Services

World Bank Marks First Year of Global Water Security and Sanitation Partnership
IISD Reporting Services
The GWSP serves as a platform that brings together the knowledge and operations aspects of the Bank’s water-related work, and helps coordinate donor spending. Donors to the partnership include the Governments of Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, …

04Dec/18

Hearts from unusual donors could help meet growing transplant demand – Coeur d’Alene Press


Coeur d’Alene Press

Hearts from unusual donors could help meet growing transplant demand
Coeur d’Alene Press
The number of hepatitis C-positive donors has increased steadily since 2014, along with deaths attributed to drug overdoses related to the nation’s opioid epidemic, researchers noted in the study. Heroin addicts often share needles, contributing to the