Newry Town Hall lighting pink for organ donation week as 15 in district await transplants Armagh i
Newry Town Hall will be lit up all of this week to raise awareness of organ donation. The special Organ Donation Week runs until Sunday. And – with 15 people …
Organ Donation Week prompts West Belfast family to organise host of events Belfast Live
Tot Dáithí MacGabhann was born with congenital heart defect Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and his family are doing what they can to raise awareness for …
Plymouth Herald |
More than half of parents wouldn’t donate their children’s organs
Plymouth Herald The shortage of suitable donors means children waiting for an urgent heart transplant will wait two and half times as long as adults waiting on the urgent waiting list. In the last three years, 46 children have died on the transplant waiting list. Of … Living Organ Donations Save Lives. Why Are They So Rare In America?Washington Monthly Children are waiting two and half times longer than adults for life-saving organ donations because parents of a …Daily Mail September 3, 2018 – TwitterTwitter |
The News |
Family who donated dad’s organ encourage others to talk about transplants
The News A FAMILY who made the tough decision to donate their dad’s organs said: ‘We knew he would have wanted us to do it’. Sophie Clifford and her family were supported through the process and are sharing their experience as part of Organ Donation Week. |
The Star Online |
Blood donation drive draws the crowd
The Star Online Chang also urged more organisations and NGOs to carry out blood donation campaigns as blood was needed during emergencies, especially during festive holidays. “We would like to thank all parties and sponsors for their continuous support all these years. |
Belfast Newsletter |
Council ‘in the pink’ to support organ donation drive
Belfast Newsletter Mary McAfee, Organ Donation Specialist Nurse at the Causeway Hospital said: “It’s fantastic to see Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council actively showing its support for Organ Donation Week in this way. We want people to talk to their families and … |
Firstpost |
A toddler receives mother’s kidney and part of her liver in pioneering transplant
Firstpost In the past 24 months, it has performed 32 liver or kidney transplants from living donors and 98 from deceased donors. The advantages of laparoscopy include a significant reduction in surgical trauma which reduces the length of time patients need to … |
WFXG |
Georgia Blood Donation Day
WFXG Today is Georgia’s Blood Donation Day. Governor Deal made the announcement last Friday. The American Red Cross asked that each state proclaim a state blood donation day. The red cross thanked the governor, telling us “The need for blood is constant. |
The HinduState plugs loopholes in organ transplant programmeThe HinduAs part of measures to streamline the deceased donor transplant programme, the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN) has recently made Aadhaar cards compulsory for Indians to …
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Organ donations pick up after a slump
The Hindu After a dip during June and July, in terms of sheer numbers, organ donation began to look up in August in Tamil Nadu. There were 15 donations last month — the second highest since the beginning of this year. According to data available with the … |