Nurse's organs give new lease of life to five
Sulimah Gilong's organs had saved the lives of three kidney and liver failure patients while her donated corneas gave sight to two patients.
Fri Sep 15 2023
Claims of human organ trade must be taken seriously - Health DG
To tighten clinical governance of organ transplant in this country, MOH has established a transplantation committee that regulates the organ donation programme among living donors.
Fri Apr 07 2023
Number of organ donors among the young still low
Currently, 397,476 people or 1.2 percent of the country's total population had registered as organ donors, with 60.9 percent of them aged 18 years and above.
Sun Oct 08 2017
'I donated a kidney; call me mistaken, not heroic'
Michael Poulson of The Washington Post says if he had known any better, he wouldn't have donated in the first place.
Sun Oct 02 2016
Less than 1% pledged to become organ donors
Among the reasons holding people back from pledging as donors is fear, religion restrictions, family objection, lack of awareness and support from medical professionals.
Sun Aug 03 2014
Organ donation among Malaysians still low, says Health Minister
The Health Ministry launched the www.dermaorgan.gov.my website to create awarness of organ donation.
Tue Sep 17 2013
16,449 patients waiting for new organs
Malaysia has one of the highest numbers of people suffering from kidney disease in the world.
Sat Feb 16 2013