Category Archives: transplant issues

ShareLife responds: organ donation rates should be much higher

January 23, 2012 – 8:12 pm

In the article below, Sara Irvine from ShareLife Australia responds to a Croakey article about organ transplant policy by Anne Cahill Lambert that was published last month. *** We should be doing better on organ donation rates Sara Irvine writes: The Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King recently announced: “In 2011, 1001 Australians [...]

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A response to critics of organ and tissue donation reforms

December 23, 2011 – 8:03 am

Anne Cahill Lambert writes: The festive season is always a good time to pause and reflect upon the year’s achievements.  As I’m a person who gets out of bed for three causes each day, my key performance indicator (KPI) assessment is quite easy.  I want: Free oxygen for all Australians who need it. Improved organ [...]

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