04Aug/15

Issue of low organ donation levels among ethnic minority groups highlighted – Bradford Telegraph and Argus


Bradford Telegraph and Argus

Issue of low organ donation levels among ethnic minority groups highlighted
Bradford Telegraph and Argus
Doctors from Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital, representatives of NHS Blood and Organ Transplant Donation, Muslim scholars and families of transplant patients all attended and considered the ongoing issue of too few organ donations from …

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04Aug/15

Thousands of blood donors turned away by NHS as staff are too busy – The Guardian


The Guardian

Thousands of blood donors turned away by NHS as staff are too busy
The Guardian
Some 120,000 fewer people donated blood in 2014-15 compared with a decade earlier. The NHS estimates that this year 204,000 new volunteers are needed to ensure the nation’s blood stocks remain at a safe level in the future. The blood and transplant …
Chester blood donor recognised for his 100th donationChesterChronicle.co.uk
Give blood and help save livesLiverpool Echo

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04Aug/15

DonateLife Week: Things Transplant Recipients Never Say video explores life as … – ABC Online


ABC Online

DonateLife Week: Things Transplant Recipients Never Say video explores life as
ABC Online
As DonateLife Week kicks off across the country, a group of young Australians have shed light into what life is like as an organ transplant recipient, in the video Things Transplant Recipients Never Say. Strict diets, ‘germophobia’ and fatigue are just

04Aug/15

Johor MB’s son poses 15 questions to Najib on 1MDB – The Edge Markets


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Johor MB’s son poses 15 questions to Najib on 1MDB
The Edge Markets
“What proof is there that the funds are donations and not money related to 1MDB or from any parties which has transaction related to 1MDB?” Akmal Saufi’s questions were posted in the blog Apanama today.. The questions follow a statement posted by his …
$700m in Najib’s ‘accounts came from donationsinfo-europa

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04Aug/15

EXCLUSIVE: State senator wants to increase organ donations in New York – New York Daily News


New York Daily News

EXCLUSIVE: State senator wants to increase organ donations in New York
New York Daily News
ALBANY — A Queens state senator wants to increase organ donations in New York by adding a line on a host of state forms that would allow people to sign up. Sen. Jose Peralta on Tuesday will announce a bill that would require a range of applications, …

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04Aug/15

‘Major religions view organ donation as charity’ – Times of India


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‘Major religions view organ donation as charity’
Times of India
If you look at the international scenario in organ donation, we are way behind. Now that I run a hospital, I’ve come to understand more about the gaps. In India, organs that can save lives are in short supply . Only one of 30 people who need a kidney
Giving The Gift of Life : Organ Donationknopnews2
Donor a life or death decisionCommunity Newspaper Group

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