08May/17

Organ donation should be compulsory says Moray dad saved by heart transplant – Press and Journal


Press and Journal

Organ donation should be compulsory says Moray dad saved by heart transplant
Press and Journal
A dad whose life was saved when he was given a new heart has called for organ donation to be made “compulsory for everyone”. Richard Heaney was on the brink of death when he underwent a transplant operation aged only 40. Now, months on from the …

08May/17

Federal budget 2017: Living donors to get expenses covered in bid to improve organ donations – ABC Online


The Salem News

Federal budget 2017: Living donors to get expenses covered in bid to improve organ donations
ABC Online
Mr Hunt said the rates of living organ donation, such as the donation of a kidney or part of the liver, had fallen by 19 per cent since 2009. “This is about providing support to organ donors who are making a contribution for a part of their kidney to a
Our view: There aren’t enough chances to sign up for organ donationThe Salem News

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08May/17

Red Cross blood donation call draws robust response – EJ Insight


EJ Insight

Red Cross blood donation call draws robust response
EJ Insight
More than 2,000 people have heeded a call to donate blood and fill Hong Hong’s dwindling blood bank. The Hong Kong Red Cross saw 1,300 and 1,100 donors on Friday and Saturday, respectively, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports, citing Secretary …
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Red Cross to hold blood donation eventWicked Local Norwell
Donate blood today and get a T-shirt – The NationThe Nation
Hong Kong Standard (press release) –Tulsa World
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08May/17

Pak, Iran surgeons perform liver transplantations – The Nation


The Express Tribune

Pak, Iran surgeons perform liver transplantations
The Nation
An estimated 100,000 liver transplants are required every year and this can only be achieved through deceased organ donation where the patients dying in ICU on ventilators can donate kidneys and liver after family’s consent. Deceased organ donation can …
Six people undergo successful liver transplants at SIUTPakistan Today

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07May/17

Foul weather doesn’t stop Sudbury from raising awareness of organ donations – Sudbury.com


Sudbury.com

Foul weather doesn’t stop Sudbury from raising awareness of organ donations
Sudbury.com
“Seven and a half weeks later, I got the call that the operation was happening,” Perreault said. “I was really, really fortunate. Everything, for me, just went with clockwork.” Perreault was one of more than … Peter Monaghan, vice-president, Irish

07May/17

Mega Blood donation camp today – Avenue Mail

Avenue MailMega Blood donation camp todayAvenue MailJamshedpur : Red Cross Society will be organising blood donation camp at Red Cross Bhawan in Sakchi on Monday, May 8. Ahead of the camp, a meeting was held on Friday where the members decided to creat…