30Sep/14

Qatar’s National Organ Donor Registry doubles to 43000 people – Doha News


Doha News

Qatar’s National Organ Donor Registry doubles to 43000 people
Doha News
And according to HMC, multiple scholars have said organ donation is considered a high act of charity under Islam – provided that giving does not harm the donor, and that the organ is not sold, only donated. Other major religions, including Christianity
Free Kirk raises concerns over organ donor plansAberdeen Press and Journal
23000 more join organ donor listGulf Times
Organ donation opt-out plan slammedThe Courier
Peninsula On-line
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30Sep/14

Family of Chiefs’ fans score their own touchdown with organ donation – fox4kc.com

Family of Chiefs’ fans score their own touchdown with organ donation
fox4kc.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Among the crowd of thousands at Monday night’s Kansas City Chiefs game, one tailgate was particularly special as two metro families celebrated their own touchdown. Donald Burns found out in May he needed a kidney transplant.

29Sep/14

23000 more join organ donor list – Gulf Times


Gulf Times

23000 more join organ donor list
Gulf Times
Hamad Medical Corporation’s Qatar Organ Donation Centre (Hiba) has added more than 23,000 new organ donors during its campaign this year, taking the total number of donors registered with it to 43,000 so far. The number of nationals and expatriates …
Lung recipient spreads awareness for organ donationWANE
Free Church of Scotland minister: organ donation opt-out system akin to tax Herald Scotland
Qatar Organ Donation Centre registers over 23000 new donorsPeninsula On-line

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29Sep/14

Lung recipient spreads awareness for organ donation – WANE

Lung recipient spreads awareness for organ donation
WANE
… about the need for organ donation. “If you can save one person’s life, or five or eight why not [become a donor],” she said. If you had a loved one who needed an organ transplant wouldn’t you want someone to be brace enough to be an organ donor?”.

29Sep/14

Organ donation saves lives – Niagarathisweek.com

Organ donation saves lives
Niagarathisweek.com
… people eligible to be donors in this province aren’t registered. Barring religious beliefs that do not allow organ donation, all of us should sign up to be donors. Taking perfectly good organs six feet into the ground when they could be saving

29Sep/14

3-year-old organ donor saves 5 lives in China – Zee News

indiatvnews.com3-year-old organ donor saves 5 lives in ChinaZee NewsBeijing: A three-year-old Chinese girl from died of a brain tumour but helped save the lives of five other persons when her heart, liver, kidneys and corneas were donated. The donor, L…

29Sep/14

Have a heart – Portsmouth Daily Times

Have a heartPortsmouth Daily TimesLifeline of Ohio, non-profit promoter of organ donation, reports that there are 3,342 people waiting for an organ transplant at any time, while hundreds await tissue transplant. Also, once every 48 hours, an Ohioan is …

29Sep/14

Free Church of Scotland minister: organ donation opt-out system akin to tax … – Herald Scotland

stv.tvFree Church of Scotland minister: organ donation opt-out system akin to tax …Herald ScotlandDr MacDonald suggested instead that increasing the number of nurses who are specially-trained on organ donation and improving education on the issue in …

29Sep/14

Former Oakvillian Scott MacIntyre creates awareness for organ donation with … – InsideHalton.com

Former Oakvillian Scott MacIntyre creates awareness for organ donation with
InsideHalton.com
MacIntyre says he has made his health situation public to create more awareness of the importance of organ donation and to bring hope to those facing organ failure and future transplants. “My wife and I are facing the same unknowns right now that tens