21Feb/17

Student pleads not guilty to manslaughter of 13-year-old schoolboy during ‘playground incident’ – The Sun


The Sun

Student pleads not guilty to manslaughter of 13-year-old schoolboy during ‘playground incident’
The Sun
His parents have since set up a foundation in Oisin’s memory to raise awareness of organ donation, brain injury research and local youth sports development. The court was told a trail would be expected to last three weeks. McDermott, who was a sixth
Teenager denies manslaughter of boy in schoolyard incident …Belfast Telegraph

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21Feb/17

Blood donor drive in Oman at Ministry of Manpower training centre – Times of Oman


Times of Oman

Blood donor drive in Oman at Ministry of Manpower training centre
Times of Oman
Ibri: A blood donation campaign was organized at the Ministry of Manpower’s Vocational Training Center in Ibri in cooperation with Ibri Hospital’s blood bank. The campaign is part of the training center’s corporate social responsibility with the aim of …

21Feb/17

To fill organ donation gap in China, doctors turn to surprising source – Valley News Live


Valley News Live

To fill organ donation gap in China, doctors turn to surprising source
Valley News Live
Jinan, China — CBS NEWS This past Tuesday was National Donor Day in the U.S. It’s held every Feb. 14 to raise awareness of the lifesaving benefits of organ, eye, and tissue donation. There are about 120,000 Americans on the national transplant waiting
Govt intervention sought to bring down costTimes of India
China says it has stopped harvesting organs, but evidence belies its claimDeccan Chronicle
The Elephant in the Room – China Continues Forced Organ Harvesting DAFOH Cautions TransplantMENAFN.COM

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21Feb/17

Red Cross lists blood donation opportunities – The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration)


Huntington Herald Dispatch

Red Cross lists blood donation opportunities
The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration)
Local blood donation opportunities: 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, Liberty High School, One Mountain Drive, Clarksburg; 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 28, South Harrison High School, Lost Creek; 1-6:30 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church, Grafton. All blood types are
Donors urgently needed to increase Red Cross blood supplyHudson Hub-Times
Donors needed to increase blood supplyHuntington Herald Dispatch
Give blood in March in celebration of ‘Red Cross Month’ | Port City …Port City Daily
Coldwater Daily Reporter –Sonoran News
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21Feb/17

Despite rise in pledges, fewer donors end up giving organs – Malay Mail Online


Malay Mail Online

Despite rise in pledges, fewer donors end up giving organs
Malay Mail Online
According to National Transplant Resource Centre (NTRC), just 611 pledges for organ donations were realised in 2016 out of a total of 381,353 registered donors. — Malay Mail picKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 ― Only a fraction of the nearly 400,000 pledges for …

21Feb/17

Fundraiser at Tenmile restaurant will help woman in need of double lung transplant – KPIC News


KPIC News

Fundraiser at Tenmile restaurant will help woman in need of double lung transplant
KPIC News
Treat’s Highway 42 Café in Tenmile is hosting a fundraiser March 5 to help a local woman with medical expenses related to a much needed operation. … Donors should click on “Find an NFT Patient” to locate Amy Sutten-Schattenkerk . NFT is a nonprofit …

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21Feb/17

Tax collectors donate blood as part of ‘Hari Hasil’ celebration – The Star Online


The Star Online

Tax collectors donate blood as part of ‘Hari Hasil’ celebration
The Star Online
THE Inland Revenue Board (IRB) collected 494 pints of blood during a donation drive it organised to help the National Blood Bank. IRB chief executive officer Datuk Sabin Samitah said this was one way for the organisation to give back to the public and