27May/17

India’s Kidney Donor Scam – If Illegal Markets Are So Expensive Why Not Legalise Them? – Forbes

India’s Kidney Donor Scam – If Illegal Markets Are So Expensive Why Not Legalise Them?
Forbes
It’s also entirely illegal to either pay or be paid for the donation. What has been uncovered here is a scheme whereby people faked documentation in order to meet the standards necessary for a legal donation in India. The donor has to be closely

27May/17

Going for gold – Sue Bennett targets medals at World Transplant Games – Staff Newsletter


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Going for gold – Sue Bennett targets medals at World Transplant Games
Staff Newsletter
They represent the largest organ donor awareness event in the world, featuring a week of 17 sporting events. Team Great Britain will join 1,000 other transplant athletes from 60 countries across the globe. Lynne Holt, GB team manager, said: “We aim to …

27May/17

Kidney racket: All about the scam busted at Delhi’s Batra hospital – Hindustan Times


Hindustan Times

Kidney racket: All about the scam busted at Delhi’s Batra hospital
Hindustan Times
*A 24-year-old MBA student at Pune’s Symbiosis Institute risked his safety and played along with illegal kidney donation agents for several weeks to expose a well-organised racket operating in Delhi, top police officials said. * MBA student Jaideep
Kidney racket: MBA student helps in busting illegal racket in Delhi; 4 arrestedIndia.com
4 members of kidney selling racket arrestedPress Trust of India

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26May/17

State-of-the-art blood donation bus launched – Gulf Today

State-of-the-art blood donation bus launchedGulf TodayDUBAI: The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and DP World launched yesterday a fully-equipped mobile blood donation bus aimed to enhance blood donations and provide donors with added convenience. DP worl…

26May/17

Warning over fake fundraising pages set up after Manchester bombing to dupe donors – Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

Warning over fake fundraising pages set up after Manchester bombing to dupe donors
Telegraph.co.uk
A spokesman for GoFundMe said: “Since the attacks on Monday, we’ve had people monitoring related campaigns around the clock. “The overwhelming majority of campaigns which have been started have been started with the very best intentions by kind …
Investigation into ‘fake’ fundraising pages after Manchester attackThe Press, York

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