11Aug/16

Blood donor saved by transfusion after serious truck crash gives 700 times – Herald Sun


Herald Sun

Blood donor saved by transfusion after serious truck crash gives 700 times
Herald Sun
On Friday, at 76, the grandfather will become Victoria’s biggest ever blood donor, clocking up his 700th donation. This selfless act, completed once a fortnight, by doing a 150km round trip from Melton to Ballarat, has helped save as many as 2100 lives

11Aug/16

Kerala Priest’s selfless act of organ donation inspires 15 priests to follow suit – The News Minute


The News Minute

Kerala Priest’s selfless act of organ donation inspires 15 priests to follow suit
The News Minute
With Fr Davis Chiramel founding the Kidney Federation of India, Kerala has witnessed a good number of priests and nuns donating organs. Fr Chiramel was the first priest in the world to donate an organ. He donated his kidney to Thekkemadathil Gopinathan

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11Aug/16

Red Cross announces blood donation times – The Daily News Online


The Evening Sun

Red Cross announces blood donation times
The Daily News Online
BATAVIA — Upcoming blood donation opportunities in Genesee and Orleans counties have been announced by the American Red Cross. The summer months are among the most challenging times of years to collect enough blood and platelet donations to …
Red Cross urgently needs late-summer blood donorsKTVZ
Blood donations urged to overcome summer shortageThe Evening Sun
Blood donations urgently needed in the final weeks of summerRexburg Standard Journal
Norwich Bulletin –WAND –RedCrossBlood.org –RedCrossBlood.org
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11Aug/16

Dengue alert! Over 100 fresh cases in last 24 hours, create panic in Bengal – Economic Times


Economic Times

Dengue alert! Over 100 fresh cases in last 24 hours, create panic in Bengal
Economic Times
“Organ donation is driven by altruism. Most donors, many of them accident victims with head injuries, land up in government hospitals where organs are harvested. Recipients are mostly in corporate hospitals as there aren’t enough transplant centres in

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11Aug/16

Doctors at Mumbai’s LH Hiranandani hospital charged in kidney harvesting racket – Reuters


Livemint

Doctors at Mumbai’s LH Hiranandani hospital charged in kidney harvesting racket
Reuters
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The chief executive, medical director and three other doctors at a prestigious Indian hospital have been charged with offences related to illegal organ transplants after a kidney trafficking racket was uncovered
The Great Indian Kidney Racket: All you need to know about the modus operandiFirstpost
Indian police arrest doctors over ‘organ trade’The Sun Daily
Kidney racket: Hospital CEO, 4 doctors sent to police custodyDeccan Herald

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11Aug/16

Universal register key to organ donor intent – The West Australian

The West AustralianUniversal register key to organ donor intentThe West Australians a transplant recipient, people often suggest to me that Australia should adopt an opt-out system for organ donation to replace the current opt-in system. This is where …