By Clare Wilson Kidney donors must be a genetic match, which can make it hard to find one BURGER/PHANIE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A voucher scheme that rewards kidney donors in the US for their altruism by letting someone they know get a kidney in future seems to be working. Since it began in 2014, 250 people… Read More: Vouchers for kidney donors help family members get a transplant »
The reveal comes as the singer made an appeal on Good Morning Britain earlier this year James Blunt has said two donors have come forward to offer up their kidneys to his sick father, Charles Blount. The reveal comes following a plea Blunt made on Good Morning Britain back in October. During the show, the… Read More: James Blunt says two donors have offered up their kidneys… »
Donors have pledged an additional US$ 15.3 million to support quick action by the World Health Organization to tackle disease outbreaks and humanitarian health crises through its emergency response fund in 2018, the Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE). Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom… Read More: Donors pledge over US$ 15 million to WHO’s Contingency Fund… »