Amrit Paul Amrit has been waiting over four years for a kidney transplant to save his life Amrit Paul was in the middle of his computer science exams when he was told by doctors he would need a kidney transplant. “It was a shock. I didn’t really know how to handle it and, in all … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. In what would be a life, time and cost saving move for people with rare blood groups in India the Central Health Ministry is looking at integrating the country’s Rare Donor Registry with the national online platform for blood bank management and blood availability information called e-Rakt Kosh. | … Read more
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the illegal organ trade and the related human trafficking case has found Shameer, a Malayali donor, who was missing ever since the Ernakulam Rural police exposed the racket involved. Though originally from Palakkad, he was settled at Pollachi in Tamil Nadu for a long time. The SIT had been … Read more
Photo used for illustration purpose only. All cases of organ transplants, whether from a living or deceased donor, will be allocated a unique National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO)-ID for both the donor and the recipient. It must be generated by the hospital from the NOTTO website (www.notto.mohfw.gov.in). The Union Health Ministry has issued … Read more
Alex, who will compete in events including the giant slalom, started skiing when he was four, just one year after his transplant. Even being able to take to the slopes at all was more than parents Julie and Howard could have imagined following his birth. At three days old he was transferred to Alder Hey … Read more
Young people born using a sperm or egg donor will soon be able to find the identity of their parents. Source link
This is the second World Blood Donor Day on the road for activist Kiran Verma. This year, with a placard on his hand that urges people to donate blood, Mr. Verma is on his way to Siliguri, West Bengal’s picturesque gem nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, from Malda. His aim is to walk … Read more
Poppy, from Cornwall, has a rare form of leukaemia and is undergoing treatment in Bristol. Source link
More than 10,000 appointments have been booked in the past 24 hours. Source link
James MacDougall offered his sperm via social media but did not disclose his genetic syndrome. Source link