15Aug/14

Family fun day at Aylestone to get people to sign organ donor register – Leicester Mercury

Family fun day at Aylestone to get people to sign organ donor registerLeicester MercuryA family fun day is being staged on Sunday to get people to sign the national organ donor register. The event at the Aylestone recreation ground in Leicester has bee…

15Aug/14

‘Religion no bar to organ donation’ – Independent Online


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‘Religion no bar to organ donation
Independent Online
She was part of a panel of medical experts, patients, and media at an Organ Donor Foundation briefing. Sparaco said some religions did not permit members to donate their organs. “We are engaging with the Council of Traditional Healers on the issue
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15Aug/14

Organ donor shortage in SA – News24


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Organ donor shortage in SA
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Organ donation in the country remained stagnant, despite growing awareness on social media networks. “In the last 24 months there has been an 80 to 90% growth in our social media and internet campaigns,” said Volschenk. One of the people on the panel, …
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15Aug/14

Religion shouldn’t factor into organ donation: doctor – eNCA


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Religion shouldn’t factor into organ donation: doctor
eNCA
Sparaco said even when people donated their organs when they were still living it would be “as simple as any other operation”. Organ donation was a very involved, well thought through process. “There are transplant co-ordinators, who are usually
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15Aug/14

Organ donor shortage reaches critical stage – eNCA

Organ donor shortage reaches critical stage
eNCA
JOHANNESBURG – There is a critical shortage of organ donors in South Africa, the Organ Donor Foundation said on Friday. “Many, many people die waiting for a transplant,” the foundation’s executive director Samantha Volschenk said at the Donald Gordon …

15Aug/14

Mother of organ donor: I know that she’s given life to this man – WFSB

Mother of organ donor: I know that she’s given life to this man
WFSB
Together, Flanders and Williams said they’re using Melissa’s gifts to educate about organ donation, to honor donors and to make sure she isn’t forgotten. “It’s such an extraordinary to offer a part of you to someone else should anything ever happen to

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15Aug/14

Organ donation hits all-time low – The Local.de


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Organ donation hits all-time low
The Local.de
If no declaration has been made, family members are asked to make the decision on behalf of the potential organ donor. Of the 10,700 patients currently waiting in line for transplants, 7,600 need a replacement kidney. A liver is the second-most needed
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15Aug/14

Mother of organ donor: I know that she’s given life to this man – KPTV.com

Mother of organ donor: I know that she’s given life to this man
KPTV.com
Together, Flanders and Williams said they’re using Melissa’s gifts to educate about organ donation, to honor donors and to make sure she isn’t forgotten. “It’s such an extraordinary to offer a part of you to someone else should anything ever happen to

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15Aug/14

Odisha to Push for Cadaver Organ Donation – The New Indian Express

Odisha to Push for Cadaver Organ DonationThe New Indian ExpressA thriving cadaveric or deceased organ donation programme has been acknowledged worldwide as the most effective force to stamp out organ trade or illicit deals between unrelated donors and …