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Gandhi statue trust gets over £500000
Times of India Thanking its many donors, the Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust on Wednesday announced it has raised over £500,000 in donations and pledges to support the planned statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square. This was announced as UK minister and … |
Shortage of Organ Donors in China? Blame Confucianism – Bloomberg
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Shortage of Organ Donors in China? Blame Confucianism
Bloomberg Chinese organ transplant coordinator Gao Min spent hours on paperwork by the bedside of a comatose 81-year-old donor. Within minutes of her leaving the hospital, her work was scuttled by the man’s three nephews, who pressured his wife into withdrawing … |
The Reason This Brave Mom Is Planning to Give Birth, Knowing Her Baby Will … – Redbook Magazine Online (blog)
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The Reason This Brave Mom Is Planning to Give Birth, Knowing Her Baby Will …
Redbook Magazine Online (blog) Though Elisha and her husband Dermot were given the option to terminate the pregnancy, she has decided to carry the child through to 36 weeks so that she’ll be able to donate the baby’s vital organs to another child in need. If she carried the … ‘My newborn baby will die just minutes after birth – but I hope he or she can …Irish Independent |
SCOT set to launch organ donation campaign – Arab News
Arab NewsSCOT set to launch organ donation campaignArab NewsThe Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT) will soon launch a new program aimed at increasing the number of organ donors, head of SCOT Faisal Shahin told a local daily. Some 840 patient…
Overhauling China’s organ transplant system could take some time – Chinadaily USA
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Overhauling China’s organ transplant system could take some time
Chinadaily USA By 2011, Huang reported that 65 percent of the transplants in China used organs from deceased donors and 90 percent of those were executed prisoners. That same year, Arthur L. Caplan, the Emmanuel and Robert Hart Director of the Center for Bioethics … |
Our opinion: Don’t let PRHC retreat to its old ‘culture of entitlement’ – Kawartha Media Group
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Our opinion: Don’t let PRHC retreat to its old ‘culture of entitlement’
Kawartha Media Group PETERBOROUGH – In April 2010, consultants delivered a scathing report of the leaders at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, referring to the “culture of entitlement” and the related reluctance to face the facility’s ongoing debt. Much has happened … |
Funded Justice aims to help people raise funds for legal fees – Chicago Tribune
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Funded Justice aims to help people raise funds for legal fees
Chicago Tribune Unlike rewards-based crowdfunding platforms, Funded Justice donors don’t receive anything in return for a contribution. The site collects a 5 percent fee from campaigns. To Helfand and chief operating officer Alan Savage, … The site’s specialization … |
The Rise And Fall Of The World’s Poorest Countries – Mintpress News (registration) (blog)
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The Rise And Fall Of The World’s Poorest Countries
Mintpress News (registration) (blog) LDCs currently benefit from a range of special support measures from bilateral donors and multilateral organisations, and special treatment under regional and multilateral trade agreements. The benefits that … Some of the practices being considered … |
Beer to the rescue – San Diego Reader
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Beer to the rescue
San Diego Reader In addition to rendering one too pained and weary to do anything other than lay idle as symptoms abate, flare-ups also cause one’s immune system to attack organs, doing irreparable damage in the process. By pushing myself, I was … This campaign … |
IVF babies born in India testing Canada’s citizenship laws – Hindustan Times
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IVF babies born in India testing Canada’s citizenship laws
Hindustan Times At least two cases of children conceived artificially and born overseas are challenging Canada’s hereditary citizenship laws, which stipulate that a child must be genetically related to at least one parent to be considered Canadian. The cases involve … |