22Jul/16

Florida officials and Tampa Bay blood banks stepping up fight against Zika – WFLA


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Florida officials and Tampa Bay blood banks stepping up fight against Zika
WFLA
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Florida health officials are looking into a possible second case of non-travel-related Zika. The investigation is ongoing but neither of the infected patients appears to have traveled to a Zika-affected country. This has …

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22Jul/16

Canadian Blood Services Reduces Restrictions for Blood Donation – Marketwired (press release)


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Canadian Blood Services Reduces Restrictions for Blood Donation
Marketwired (press release)
OTTAWA, ON–(Marketwired – July 22, 2016) – Thousands more people may now be eligible to donate blood thanks to recent changes to a number of Canadian Blood Services’ deferral policies and donor restrictions. The changes are an important step being …
Test Case: Vampire Diaries — I Donate Blood For The First Time (Plus Bonus Rant About FDA Restrictions)Above the Law

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22Jul/16

UN deputy aid chief urges support for millions in southern Africa hit by El Niño-induced droughts – UN News Centre


UN News Centre

UN deputy aid chief urges support for millions in southern Africa hit by El Niño-induced droughts
UN News Centre
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), El Niño-related conditions have compounded existing vulnerabilities, resulting in severe food shortages across southern Africa. Agricultural production has been crippled

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22Jul/16

Canadian Blood Services Reduces Restrictions for Blood Donation – Benzinga


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Canadian Blood Services Reduces Restrictions for Blood Donation
Benzinga
OTTAWA, ON –(Marketwired – July 22, 2016) – Thousands more people may now be eligible to donate blood thanks to recent changes to a number of Canadian Blood Services’ deferral policies and donor restrictions. The changes are an important step being …
Summertime – and the need for blood donors isn’t easingFarnham Herald

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22Jul/16

Millions to Keep Africa’s Scientific Renaissance Moving – Inside Philanthropy


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Millions to Keep Africa’s Scientific Renaissance Moving
Inside Philanthropy
… by HHMI as a “ground –breaking new interdisciplinary institute to fight tuberculosis, HIV, and related diseases,” the institute combines data from the Africa Centre for Population Health with basic science and experimental medicine at the KwaZulu

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22Jul/16

Govt wary of kidney racket, to encourage organ donation – Times of India


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Govt wary of kidney racket, to encourage organ donation
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The government today said that it has taken note of the illegal trade of kidneys in Delhi and ensured steps to increase organ donations while keeping a check on illegal activities. “The huge gap between the availability and requirement of
Inter-Ministerial Committee on promotion of Organ DonationThe Indian Awaaz
Inter-ministerial committee set up to promote organ donationsEconomic Times

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