14Feb/18

China ends reciprocal blood donation, exacerbating the country’s chronic blood shortage problem – SupChina


SupChina

China ends reciprocal blood donation, exacerbating the country’s chronic blood shortage problem
SupChina
China is set to end its decades-long reciprocal blood donation system by the end of March, the Beijing News reports. On February 5, the municipal health bureau in Beijing and the city’s Red Cross association jointly announced they would stop such

14Feb/18

Almost 80 Derbyshire people die waiting for organ donation – Derby Telegraph


Derby Telegraph

Almost 80 Derbyshire people die waiting for organ donation
Derby Telegraph
Lloyd Embley, Mirror Editor in Chief said there were seriously ill people lying in hospitals across the country waiting for some hope – hope that often doesn’t come. He said: “By changing the law on organ donation there will be more hope for more very
‘Opt-out’ organ donations won’t solve waiting lists deaths, says NHS chiefTelegraph.co.uk
Campaign for change in organ donation law after 65 die waiting for a transplant in CambridgeshireCambridge News
Shocking number of people who die waiting for organ transplants on MerseysideLiverpool Echo
The Times –Manchester Evening News –Huddersfield Examiner
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14Feb/18

New Dutch law to make all adults organ donors unless they opt out – CNN


CNN

New Dutch law to make all adults organ donors unless they opt out
CNN
There are about 1,100 people waiting for organ donation in the Netherlands, according to Jeantine Reiger, communications manager for the Dutch Transplant Foundation. The law is also meant to put less pressure on family members to decide the fate of
Netherlands passes bill introducing opt-out organ donationThe Independent
Every Adult in This Country Is Now an Organ Donor Unless They Opt OutTIME
Dutch senate votes in favour of ‘yes unless’ organ donor systemDutchNews.nl
Deutsche Welle –IamExpat.nl
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14Feb/18

New Dutch law to make all adults organ donors unless they opt out – CNN


CNN

New Dutch law to make all adults organ donors unless they opt out
CNN
There are about 1,100 people waiting for organ donation in the Netherlands, according to Jeantine Reiger, communications manager for the Dutch Transplant Foundation. The law is also meant to put less pressure on family members to decide the fate of
Netherlands passes bill introducing opt-out organ donationThe Independent
Every Adult in This Country Is Now an Organ Donor Unless They Opt OutTIME
Dutch senate votes in favour of ‘yes unless’ organ donor systemDutchNews.nl
ABC News –Deutsche Welle –RT
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14Feb/18

Mother of Edwardsville man to donor: ‘I’ll never be able to thank her properly’ – KMOV.com


KMOV.com

Mother of Edwardsville man to donor: ‘I’ll never be able to thank her properly’
KMOV.com
Doctors agree that social media has become a valuable tool for families looking for living donors. “One of the striking trends in living donor transplants is increased donation from unrelated persons,” said Dr. Lentine, who noted the first successful