28Dec/15

Generosity won’t fix our shortage of organs for transplants – Washington Post


Mumbai Mirror

Generosity won’t fix our shortage of organs for transplants
Washington Post
The yield from public awareness campaigns, the organ procurement teams that meet with families of the recently deceased and the reimbursement for donors‘ expenses has leveled off. Moving to an opt-out system, under which we would harvest people’s …
Government keen to offer incentives for organ donorsMumbai Mirror
Malaysia doing well in terms of organ transplant success rateThe Sun Daily

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28Dec/15

Arianna’s gift: Lancaster family’s decision makes groundbreaking organ … – LancasterOnline


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Arianna’s gift: Lancaster family’s decision makes groundbreaking organ
LancasterOnline
The families of organ donors and recipients usually aren’t known to each other unless special effort is made, according to the Gift of Life website. Strict patient privacy is observed, and a family support services department reviews all correspondence

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28Dec/15

Charity concert held in Ilford to help Iraqi Christians affected by ‘evil’ – Ilford Recorder 24


Ilford Recorder 24

Charity concert held in Ilford to help Iraqi Christians affected by ‘evil’
Ilford Recorder 24
Organ teacher Carl Bahoshy, 31, from Twickenham, brought his total to about £130,000 after raising £500 at the St Mary the Virgin gig, in High Road, Ilford, for charity Iraqi Christians in Need (ICIN), last week. “It went really well. I was really

28Dec/15

Former organ donor lauds plan for new “living donor transplant” law – The Sun Daily

Former organ donor lauds plan for new “living donor transplant” law
The Sun Daily
ORGAN donor Chew Hoong Ling has lauded the Health Ministry’s plan to come up with a new law to regulate living donor transplant, especially among non-relatives. Despite the majority of organ donors, especially kidneys, coming from the living, the

28Dec/15

Mother to share story of daughter’s organ donation at Rose Parade – KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News


KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News

Mother to share story of daughter’s organ donation at Rose Parade
KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News
This week, a Monument family is headed to Pasadena, California for the Rose Parade to honor their daughter who died while waiting on a liver transplant. When Kate Gallagher passed away at 26 years old, she went from being a potential organ recipient to
Uniontown native hopes to encourage organ donation through Rose ParadeUniontown Herald Standard

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