13Apr/17

How a young father was saved by faith and his wife’s Facebook post – Durham Herald Sun


Durham Herald Sun

How a young father was saved by faith and his wife’s Facebook post
Durham Herald Sun
Nationally, about 100,000 people are on a waiting list for a kidney from a deceased donor. The average wait: three to five years. Too long for many of them. The best kidney, they were told at the meeting, is from a living donor. Hearing that, Haley

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13Apr/17

Review: ‘Heal the Living,’ a Sentimental Sales Pitch for Organ Donation – New York Times


New York Times

Review: ‘Heal the Living,’ a Sentimental Sales Pitch for Organ Donation
New York Times
Gabin Verdet, center, plays the brain-dead son to Kool Shen, left, and Emmanuelle Seigner in “Heal the Living.” Credit Cohen Media Group. If you have ever been moved to tears by a television commercial, then prepare to be devastated by “Heal the Living

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13Apr/17

‘Thank you for saving my life’ – child’s plea for blood donors as … – Gloucestershire Live


Gloucestershire Live

‘Thank you for saving my life’ – child’s plea for blood donors as …
Gloucestershire Live
‘Thank you for saving my life’. This is the message from Sophie Thorne, eight, and several children around the country making ‘thank you’ pictures to remind …
Blood sought as vital donations drop over Easter period (From …Messenger Newspapers

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13Apr/17

WHO says blood donation guidelines don’t single out gay men – Radio New Zealand


Radio New Zealand

WHO says blood donation guidelines don’t single out gay men
Radio New Zealand
Activists in Fiji say its Health Ministry’s policy of preventing homosexual men from donating blood was unconstitutional and discriminatory. But the Ministry said its policy was informed by WHO guidelines. WHO HIV Medical Officer Madeleine Salva said