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One generous gift of a kidney leads to chain of Maine donations
Press Herald The program works by matching donors willing to give up a kidney, even for someone to whom they aren’t related. For instance, while Mary Ann McLaughlin was willing to donate to her husband, their kidneys were not a match. In the past, that would have … |
Maine Kidney Donor ‘Chain’ Gives Three New Lease on Life – Maine Public Broadcasting
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Maine Kidney Donor ‘Chain’ Gives Three New Lease on Life
Maine Public Broadcasting A kidney from a living donor lasts three times longer than from a deceased donor – three decades or more. It’s one benefit of the kidney donor chain. But another, says Maine Medical Center transplant surgeon Dr. Juan Palma, is that the chain encourages … Doctors at MMC perform first ever Kidney Chain transplantsWCSH-TV |
Documentary hopes to break taboos about organ donation – Waterloo Record
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Documentary hopes to break taboos about organ donation
Waterloo Record She’s spent her 20s lurching from one medical crisis to another: cancer to double lung transplant to cancer again. “I’ve learned to walk three times in my life and I’m not even 30,” says the upbeat epidemiologist. “I think we have an amazing ability to … |
IT spreads network, brings NGOs under close scrutiny – Times of India
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IT spreads network, brings NGOs under close scrutiny
Times of India “Each year we get nearly 1,200 to 1,500 applications from NGOs and trusts based in Chennai and nearby districts for registration under the IT Act, seeking tax exemption for their donors. As of now, we scrutinise hardly 3% of their returns because the … |
Lagos State Gets Record Blood Donations in Six Months – 360Nobs.com
360Nobs.comLagos State Gets Record Blood Donations in Six Months360Nobs.comDr Adetoun Agbe-Davies the Chairman, Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee, says the state has recorded a rise in voluntary blood donation from 474 units in 2004 to 1,888 betw…
Malawi in blood donation awareness campaign – Nyasa Times
Malawi in blood donation awareness campaignNyasa TimesSpeaking during the official launch of blood donation awareness week on Saturday at Masintha ground in Lilongwe, the minister said Malawi as a country needs about 320 units of blood on a daily basis…
Documentary hopes to break taboos about organ donation – Toronto Star
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Documentary hopes to break taboos about organ donation
Toronto Star Documentary hopes to break taboos about organ donation. After the Fall: A Breath of Life shares Shilpa Raju’s journey through two bouts of cancer, a double lung transplant and efforts to raise awareness about organ donation. Share on Facebook. Tweet. |
Organ donation down 85% in south TN – Times of India
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Organ donation down 85% in south TN
Times of India COIMBATORE: Just five people had kidney transplants in Tamil Nadu’s southern region this year compared to the seven transplants performed in 2013. Doctors blame the low numbers on the lack of availability of cadaver organs in the region. A recent … Organ donors: Nottingham’s silent heroes celebrated at awardsNottingham Post BWMC plays crucial role in transplantsCapitalGazette.com |
Malawi in National Blood Donation Awareness Week – StarAfrica.com
Malawi in National Blood Donation Awareness WeekStarAfrica.comMalawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) has organised a National Blood Donation Awareness Week to increase awareness on the importance of voluntary non remunerated blood donation from 17 to …
Thinking Of Setting Up Your Own Nonprofit? Here’s What You Need To Know – Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
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Thinking Of Setting Up Your Own Nonprofit? Here’s What You Need To Know
Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Americans are often described as the most generous people in the world. An overwhelming majority of us make gifts to religious institutions, schools, cultural organizations and other established charities, big and small. But suppose you want to give … |