15Jul/14

Organ donation and transplants at a glance – Vancouver Sun

Organ donation and transplants at a glanceVancouver Sun43.3. Percentage of Ontario doctors who have registered their consent for organ and tissue donation. 23.9. Percentage of Ontario residents who have registered consent. 579. Number of organ donors i…

15Jul/14

How Canadian doctors are leading by example in organ donor registration – Globalnews.ca


Globalnews.ca

How Canadian doctors are leading by example in organ donor registration
Globalnews.ca
Between blood tests and heart rate monitoring, it’s a question Dr. Margaret Taylor makes sure to ask her patients during their checkup: Are you registered as an organ donor? The Kitchener, Ont., family physician knows first-hand how the simple sign-up

15Jul/14

VIDEO: Heybridge toddler features in organ donation awareness film – Maldon and Burnham Standard

Maldon and Burnham StandardVIDEO: Heybridge toddler features in organ donation awareness filmMaldon and Burnham StandardA little girl who may need a liver transplant one day has appeared in a video to raise awareness of organ donation,. Sophie Barwell,…

15Jul/14

Organ donation rate low despite campaigns – The Sun Daily

The Sun DailyOrgan donation rate low despite campaignsThe Sun DailyPETALING JAYA: Although more families are now coming forward to donate organs of their brain dead or deceased family members, the organ donor rate in Malaysia is still very low compared…

15Jul/14

‘Tell your relatives you want to be an organ donor,’ urges acid attack model … – The Bolton News


The Bolton News

‘Tell your relatives you want to be an organ donor,’ urges acid attack model
The Bolton News
A HOST of celebrities are backing organ donation as we urge Boltonians to Sign Up To Save Lives. TV presenter and ex-model Katie Piper received a cornea from an organ donor after an horrific acid attack left her blind in one eye and needing a skin
MP Kate backs organ donation campaignMessenger Newspapers
Organ donor who needs a new liverEcho
Organ donor shortage leads to local deathsBarnsley Chronicle
Salisbury Journal –Daily Echo
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15Jul/14

Encouraging organ donation among migrant communities – SBS


SBS

Encouraging organ donation among migrant communities
SBS
Mohammad is now helping promote a message in Australia’s Arabic and Asian communities, where organ donor rates are very low. His story is one of three being told online in Cantonese, Arabic and English through a New South Wales government …

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15Jul/14

One third of Omagh people on organ donor register – The Ulster Herald

The Ulster HeraldOne third of Omagh people on organ donor registerThe Ulster HeraldMartina Conlon specialist nurse for organ donation based at the South West Acute Hospital to cover the Enniskillen and Omagh areas with Dr Declan Grace Consultant Organ …

15Jul/14

Dozens of students respond to blood donation request in wake of teen shooting – WNWO NBC 24

Dozens of students respond to blood donation request in wake of teen shootingWNWO NBC 24Student urges peers to donate blood in honor of teen shot and injured during the weekend. / Hubert Wiggins. Photo. TOLEDO — A Toledo high school student took to so…

14Jul/14

Doctors find Aussie woman’s organ donation a unique case – The Star Online

Doctors find Aussie woman’s organ donation a unique case
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite their rigorous training, a team of Malaysian doctors specialising in organ transplants still had to think twice before accepting a pair of kidneys from an Australian woman last Thursday. The reason is that none of them had ever …

14Jul/14

Blood donation and receiving permitted while fasting – Oman Daily Observer


Oman Daily Observer

Blood donation and receiving permitted while fasting
Oman Daily Observer
By Kabeer Yousuf — MUSCAT — Contrary to what have been commonly perceived by a section of the society, donating or receiving blood while fasting is permitted in Islam to save a life, according to a religious scholar at the Ministry of Awqaf and