A debate over the merits of raising awareness of brain death has broken out as China suffers from a dearth of organ donations. About 2 million Chinese need organ transplants each year, but many die waiting as an inadequate total of just ... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Mon, Jul 07 2008
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Organ Harvesting in China »
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Expert panel convened to define brain death » People's Daily Health authorities are setting clinical criteria on brain death to facilitate human organ transplants, a senior official said yesterday. A panel of medical and ethical experts have been convened to define brain death and associated clini ... |
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Foreigners take a back seat to Chinese in organ transplants » People's Daily Medical institutions must give priority to Chinese citizens - and not foreigners - for organ transplants, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said yesterday. It is estimated that 2 million Chinese need transplants each year, but only 20,000 ope ... |
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Death at top of transplant agenda » Shanghai Daily THE question of what constitutes death is at the center of a medical and legal debate in China with important implications for organ transplants, a senior health official said on Saturday. |
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China restricts organ transfers to foreigners » Shanghai Daily CHINA has restricted organ transplants for foreigners and promised priority treatment to Chinese patients, the country's top health watchdog said yesterday. |
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