27Sep/16

Should family members, or the most severely ill, be given preference in cases of organ donation? – Scroll.in


Scroll.in

Should family members, or the most severely ill, be given preference in cases of organ donation?
Scroll.in
The case of Mumbai-based dialysis patient Nitin Vhaskar, who was granted permission to bypass the deceased donor transplant programme’s waiting list for a kidney, is not the first of its kind in India. Similar conundrums have arisen earlier, in Mumbai

27Sep/16

Legacy appeals featuring ‘living donors’ more likely to be successful, research finds – Third Sector


Third Sector

Legacy appeals featuring ‘living donors‘ more likely to be successful, research finds
Third Sector
The paper We the Living: The Effects of Living and Deceased Donor Stories on Charitable Bequest Giving Intentions by Claire Routley, a research fellow at Plymouth University and Russell James, a professor at Texas Tech University in the US, found that …

27Sep/16

Need a rare organ? The Million Donor Project app will solve your problem – Economic Times


Economic Times

Need a rare organ? The Million Donor Project app will solve your problem
Economic Times
In Srivatsa’s case, the surgery prompted him to sell his home in Bengaluru and go on a unique road trip to Scotland to champion the cause of organ donation. And, on Saturday last, the startup entrepreneur linked his cause with technology: He launched

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