27Nov/17

Looking back, looking forward | JASL providing more than 25 years of ‘love, action and support’ – Jamaica Gleaner


Jamaica Gleaner

Looking back, looking forward | JASL providing more than 25 years of ‘love, action and support’
Jamaica Gleaner
In 1991, when friends Ian McKnight, Joseph Robinson, Michael Johnson and Howard Daly founded Jamaica AIDS Support, they could not have imagined the impact the organisation would have made more than 25 years later. The fact is, very little was known …

27Nov/17

Organ Donation Day: What organs can I donate? – Times Now


Times Now

Organ Donation Day: What organs can I donate?
Times Now
Organ donation saves lives – one organ donor can save up to eight lives, in fact, the same donor can also save or improve the lives of up to 50 people by donating tissues and eyes. And you have plenty of homegrown body parts that can be donated to
Organ donor’s family urges others to talkThe West Australian
When someone suffers loss they have chance to give gift of life through organ donationThe Scottish Sun
‘In India, only 2.5% of 2.1L patients got organ transplant’Times of India
The Hindu
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27Nov/17

Creating awareness on organ donation – The Hindu

Creating awareness on organ donationThe HinduFortis Hospitals Bengaluru on Sunday had organised a walkathon to create awareness on organ donation as part of their #moretogive campaign. According to a release, as many as 1,000 people including organ don…

27Nov/17

Republic teen to be honored as organ donor at Tournament of Roses Parade – Springfield News-Leader


Springfield News-Leader

Republic teen to be honored as organ donor at Tournament of Roses Parade
Springfield News-Leader
Through organ donation, Olivia saved five lives: a teenage boy received her heart, two men in their 50s received her kidneys, a 27-year-old man received her liver, and her lungs saved a 61-year-old grandmother. “She chose at 16, on her own, to be an

27Nov/17

Organ donation: Kerala to tie up with Spain – onmanorama

onmanoramaOrgan donation: Kerala to tie up with SpainonmanoramaKerala will sign an agreement with the Donors and Transplantations Institute (DTI) under Barcelona University to set guidelines to determine brain death. The state is looking at new ways to…

26Nov/17

HMC conducts Qatar’s second liver transplant from a living donor – Gulf Times


Gulf Times

HMC conducts Qatar’s second liver transplant from a living donor
Gulf Times
“Since the launch of the Qatar Organ Donation Centre, we have developed a robust deceased organ donation programme. We are continuing to work to expand this programme, raising public awareness about organ donation and the importance of registering …

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26Nov/17

Defence, paramilitary staff donate 600 units of blood to overcome … – Hindustan Times


Hindustan Times

Defence, paramilitary staff donate 600 units of blood to overcome …
Hindustan Times
Defence and paramilitary personnel came to the city’s aid by donating more than 600 units of blood in a day after the KEM Hospital, Mumbai’s largest public …
No more Blood shortage! More than 500 units collected by KEM …Free Press Journal
After shortage, drive by KEM Hospital fetches 668 blood units …Times of India

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26Nov/17

Author of novel about organ donation to sign copies Dec. 4 at Carmel’s Books & Brews – Current in Carmel (press release)


Current in Carmel (press release)

Author of novel about organ donation to sign copies Dec. 4 at Carmel’s Books & Brews
Current in Carmel (press release)
The Carmel resident drew on the lesson and experiences gained while working in the field of organ donation and transplantation over the past decade and a half to write “Gifted,” which introduces readers to a family surviving grief and sharing life