The Borneo Post |
Only 11113 Sarawakians are organ pledgers
The Borneo Post “In fact, we need more pledgers among Sarawakians, especially kidney donors,” he told a press conference after the closing ceremony of the state-level Organ Donation Awareness Week at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar here yesterday. Earlier, State Health … |
The Wealth Gap in Philanthropy – The New Yorker
The New Yorker |
The Wealth Gap in Philanthropy
The New Yorker At that time, Fidelity Charitable was in second place, after United Way, and critics were beginning to raise concerns about what they saw as legal loopholes related to donor-advised funds. While foundations are required to pay out five per cent of … United Way loses its ranking as America’s largest charitySouthCoastToday.com |
Search underway for ‘super donors’ to facilitate gene therapy – Genetic Literacy Project
Genetic Literacy Project |
Search underway for ‘super donors‘ to facilitate gene therapy
Genetic Literacy Project Luckily for the rest of us, there are people whose DNA enables their cells to coexist within the immune systems of people not closely related to them, making them, if not universal donors, at least super donors. These donors‘ skin cells would be used … |
Half of organ donors over 60 – ANSA (registration)
ANSA (registration) |
Half of organ donors over 60
ANSA (registration) (ANSA) – Rome, October 27 – Italy and Spain are the two European countries making the most use of elderly organ donors, ANSA learned Thursday. “Half of organ donors are over age 60 and they are often people who have suffered a stroke. In at least a … |
VICE PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT – Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)
VICE PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENTChronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)The Vice President for External Affairs and Development leads the overall strategic direction and implementation of all development programs, including fundraising …
Lekhi urges society to take up organ donation – Business Standard
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Lekhi urges society to take up organ donation
Business Standard “Until fully functional artificial organs can be created, which can be transplanted into the bodies of those in need, organ donation is immensely important. The dead continue to ‘live’ beyond their death when their organs are used to help another … |
Joining The Organ Donation Register – Huffington Post UK
Huffington Post UK |
Joining The Organ Donation Register
Huffington Post UK And, if we should be in a position whereby anyone of us needed an organ for whatever reason, I’m pretty sure there would be no hesitation to take receipt of one, so we felt that being willing to donate should be part of the process. Although, the … Astellas and Donate Life America Attempt to Achieve GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title for Organ Donor …3BL Media (press release) |
Bid to speed transplants with hepatitis C-infected kidney – The Indian Express
The Indian Express |
Bid to speed transplants with hepatitis C-infected kidney
The Indian Express Pilot studies are under way at the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University to test transplanting kidneys from deceased donors with hepatitis C into recipients who don’t already have that virus. If the research eventually pans out … Bid to speed transplants with hepatitis C-infected kidneys – The …The Republic |
Penryn organ donor posthumously honoured for saving lives – Falmouth Packet
Falmouth PacketPenryn organ donor posthumously honoured for saving livesFalmouth PacketWendy Cobb, of West Street, was accompanied by two of her daughters, Christine Mitchell and Donna Cobb, when she collected the Order of St John Award for Organ Donat…
East Africa: Organ Failure – Patients Waiting Endlessly for Donors – AllAfrica.com
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East Africa: Organ Failure – Patients Waiting Endlessly for Donors
AllAfrica.com According to the WHO, in some countries, while the option of setting up a deceased organ donation programme where organs are harvested from patients who have been medically declared to be in a “state of dying” is an option to address the shortage, the … |