01Mar/16

Kidney donor, recipient meet face to face on eve of transplant – Press Herald


Press Herald

Kidney donor, recipient meet face to face on eve of transplant
Press Herald
The average wait time to receive a donation is 3.5 years. • Over 3,000 patients are added to the kidney waiting list each month. • In 2014, there were 17,107 kidney transplants, with 11,570 coming from deceased donors and 5,537 from living donors

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01Mar/16

Vivienne is named as ambassador for 2016 Organ Donation Week – Dublin People


Dublin People

Vivienne is named as ambassador for 2016 Organ Donation Week
Dublin People
Vivienne said she is delighted to have been invited by the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) to be the ambassador for Donor Awareness Week, which takes place from April 2-9. “I hope that by sharing the story of donation and transplantation in our family

01Mar/16

Organ donation rate in north trailing provincial average – Prince George Citizen

Organ donation rate in north trailing provincial average
Prince George Citizen
While B.C.’s deceased organ donation rates have seen a steady rise in the last seven years, donors from the north have sat at either one or zero donations annually since 2009. Last week BC Transplant released numbers it said show a “dramatic, six-year