Opt-out laws designed to make organ donation easier may have actually made it harder, says research: In 2020, England introduced an opt-out system for organ donation with the aim of making it easier for organs to be donated after a person’s death. The Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 assumed that unless someone explicitly opted …
Spain is the egg donation capital of Europe – here’s what it’s like to be a donor: Spain performs more than half of all egg donation treatments across Europe. The country is the largest provider of donor eggs across the continent. And every year, thousands of international fertility patients travel to Spain to access treatments. …
New donation pledges won’t fill global COVID-19 vaccine shortfalls. Here’s why: Boxes containing Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses donated to COVAX by the US. Aizar Raldes/AFP via Getty Images Vaccine inequity is the greatest barrier to ending COVID-19 as an international health emergency. As we inch closer to the two-year mark of the pandemic, …
Blood donation saves lives but few South Africans are regular donors: There are many occasions when there is a shortage of blood. Vladimir Vladimirov/GettyImages Blood donation is a vital therapy for a number of life threatening conditions. South Africa needs around 810,000 units of blood every year. People needing blood transfusions include accident victims, those …
Why blood donation rules have finally been relaxed for gay and bisexual men: UK transfusion services are world-leading in being the first to take an approach based on the sexual behaviour of all donors. Olena Yakobchuk/Shutterstock It can not be underestimated just how important blood is for effective healthcare provision. Of the numerous treatments people …
Vodacom makes R40m donation to National Department of Health to curb spread of COVID-19, partners with Samsung to provide 20 000 smartphones: To support efforts in combatting the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Africa, Vodacom Group will donate 20 000 smartphones plus 100 terabytes of data and 10 million voice calls minutes to the …
Top open source projects in 2018, open source hardware, donation model for sustaining open source projects, and more news: In this edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at GitHub and its efforts to protect open source in the EU, a novel idea for sustainable open source, the next FIDO2 security …
Goodwill employees find hand grenade in donation: As employees of a California Goodwill were looking through a new box of donations, they were surprised to find a hand grenade, reports The Los Angeles Times. As employees of a California Goodwill were looking through a new box of donations, they were surprised to find a hand …
Music at Bunker Hill Donations (“Get 1 ticket” to make a donation) – a Music interest event taking place on 2017-05-30 13:00:00 in United States Here is your chance to make a tax-deductible donation to Music at Bunker Hill to enable us to continue to present excellent artists while keeping our ticket prices reasonable.We rely …