30Sep/18

Over 10000 people participate in Trichy Marathon to create awareness about organ donation – Times of India


Times of India

Over 10000 people participate in Trichy Marathon to create awareness about organ donation
Times of India
CII Trichy zone chairman A S Ananthakrishnan said India has only 0.08 organ donors per million populations (PMP). “This is an incredibly small and insignificant number compared to the statistics around the world and taking into consideration that India

30Sep/18

Egypt’s church permits post-mortem organ donation – Egypttoday


Egypttoday

Egypt’s church permits post-mortem organ donation
Egypttoday
CAIRO – 30 September 2018: In an unprecedented move, Egypt’s church has allowed post-mortem organ donation. “Organ donation after death is permissible, if any one wants to write a will [for organ donation], he/she can do so,” Pope Tawadros II said in …

30Sep/18

Sudan chikungunya epidemic: Security agents block blood donation – ReliefWeb

Sudan chikungunya epidemic: Security agents block blood donation
ReliefWeb
At least 40 people died of chikungunya fever in eastern Sudan’s Kassala last week. Security officers stopped blood donated by people in El Gezira from reaching Kassala. Three chikungunya cases were reported in Northern State. On Thursday, a young girl …

30Sep/18

New blood donation equipment will test for imported viruses, allow more blood donations – Times of Malta

Times of MaltaNew blood donation equipment will test for imported viruses, allow more blood donationsTimes of MaltaThe national blood transfusion service is planning to install new equipment to test people for viruses they might have contracted from ab…