17Aug/14

Israel’s Shameful Rate Of Organ Donation Gets International Negative Attention – FailedMessiah.com

Israel’s Shameful Rate Of Organ Donation Gets International Negative Attention
FailedMessiah.com
Despite its advanced medical infrastructure, Israel trails comparable countries in most measures of organ donation. In 2012, it had 7.4 deceased donors per million population, ranking it in the bottom third of countries surveyed by the Council of Europe.

17Aug/14

Parents find comfort, sense of purpose from daughter’s organ donation, meet … – Killeen Daily Herald

Parents find comfort, sense of purpose from daughter’s organ donation, meet
Killeen Daily Herald
Harker Heights couple John and Margaret Henderson talk about what they learned and experienced since the death of their daughter, Amy Firth. Firth was an organ donor and her family met the recipient of her lungs two weeks ago in the Dallas area.

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17Aug/14

Hundreds partake in Indian Business Chamber blood donation drive in Vietnam – Tuoitrenews

Hundreds partake in Indian Business Chamber blood donation drive in VietnamTuoitrenewsAll donors will receive a Donor Card which enables them to get an equal amount of blood donated for free when the donors needs it, Incham said, adding that the card d…

17Aug/14

A Clash of Religion and Bioethics Complicates Organ Donation in Israel – New York Times

New York TimesA Clash of Religion and Bioethics Complicates Organ Donation in IsraelNew York TimesDespite its advanced medical infrastructure, Israel trails comparable countries in most measures of organ donation. In 2012, it had 7.4 deceased donors pe…

17Aug/14

Organ donation: the Two-Fold Problem – The Express Tribune

The Express TribuneOrgan donation: the Two-Fold ProblemThe Express TribuneWhen one contextualises the culture of organ donation and transplantation within Pakistan, an important question to ask is why there is both, a general confusion as well as a res…

16Aug/14

China Blood Donation Scandal: 7 People Arrested For Forcing School Children … – International Business Times


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China Blood Donation Scandal: 7 People Arrested For Forcing School Children
International Business Times
The children – aged from 10 to 16 – were reportedly being sent to the company’s blood donation centre for a period of about seven months. The official also reportedly said that the group had provided false identification papers for the children that
Gang held over forced blood donationPeninsula On-line
China Focus: More victims found in forced blood donationsShanghai Daily (subscription)

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16Aug/14

Houston woman reunited with mother of organ-donor – KHOU


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Houston woman reunited with mother of organ-donor
KHOU
Bagnall had met two of those people, organ donor recipients in Florida. Donna Sneed, who had agreed to a meeting coordinated with the help of the LifeGift organization, wanted to meet her too. “I just want to tell her that she saved my life,” said Sneed.

16Aug/14

ECU student and teacher work together to encourage organ donation – KXII-TV

ECU student and teacher work together to encourage organ donation
KXII-TV
Now, a year later, the two want to help give others the same second chance at life they received. “Everyone wants to make a difference in this world and you can do that by signing up to be an organ donor,” said Calvert. The first Ada Organ Drive is

15Aug/14

Bellin Hospital honored for organ donor promotion – Green Bay Press Gazette

Bellin Hospital honored for organ donor promotion
Green Bay Press Gazette
Bellin Hospital, Green Bay, received recognition from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its effort to promote enrollment in state organ donor registries. Bellin was part of a nationwide campaign sponsored by HHS’s Health Resources

15Aug/14

Family in UP pledges body for organ donation – The Asian Age

Family in UP pledges body for organ donationThe Asian AgeIn a sleepy hamlet called Nehrunagar Bhunwa Kheda, on the outskirts of Lucknow, lives a family that deserves national acclaim, but is actually asking for none. The family that includes its head V…