21Mar/16

Dying Canadian flies to Hong Kong to be given part of wife’s liver by HKU transplant team – South China Morning Post (subscription)


South China Morning Post (subscription)

Dying Canadian flies to Hong Kong to be given part of wife’s liver by HKU transplant team
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Lo’s team has since performed thousands of live liver donations in Hong Kong. “Unlike Hong Kong, Canada has a much better rate of organ donation from deceased donors,” Lo said. “We have to rely on live donation to save lives, but Canada does not have a …

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21Mar/16

Blood donation camps held – The Hindu

Blood donation camps held
The Hindu
The students of the Excel Group of Institutions here donated 430 units of blood at two separate voluntary blood donation camps organised by the Rotaract Clubs of these institutions recently. The blood donation camps were conducted under the “Mahadan” …

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20Mar/16

Ex-MU assistant Trey Schwab dies 12 years after double-lung transplant – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Ex-MU assistant Trey Schwab dies 12 years after double-lung transplant
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Then, less than three weeks later, he suffered a massive pulmonary embolism and cardiac arrest. … There’s no question Schwab left an impression on everyone he came into contact with both in the game of basketball and in raising organ donor awareness.

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20Mar/16

Kady O’Malley: Potential Tory leadership candidates should consider their fundraising track record before deciding … – National Post


National Post

Kady O’Malley: Potential Tory leadership candidates should consider their fundraising track record before deciding
National Post
But despite coming in well below Raitt in the final tally, Kenney had a much larger pool of donors – 568 total, compared to 124 who gave to Raitt, although her backers were far more likely to contribute more than $200 – 109 donors, compared to 90 for

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20Mar/16

Fundraising, the national press – and that piece of tiffin – Hertfordshire Mercury

Fundraising, the national press – and that piece of tiffin
Hertfordshire Mercury
It’s a beautifully written piece and I do hope that by reaching a wider audience, we can encourage others to think about becoming an organ donor. So…working out…Glenn was at my door yesterday after we had missed a week and I told him I was feeling