Pictures from day 1 now available
As I wrote earlier today a group of photographers, writers and broadcasters attend the Games in order to share the spirit of WTG2011 with those of you who can’t attend and everyone else out there. I’ve just received words that the first set of pictures from today is ready for viewing. Today’s programme included the [...]
Royal Mania when Prince Daniel visited World Transplant Games
Posted in News, June 18, 2011 - 4:35 pm
Today is the grand opening day of World Transplant Games 2011 (with the opening ceremony taking place as I write this). And the day became even better by a visit from His Royal Highness Prince Daniel, the royal patron of World Transplant Games. Prince Daniel who himself has undergone a kidney transplant is very interested [...]
Why is Spain a raw model for organ donation?
Posted in News, Organ Donation, June 18, 2011 - 12:51 pm
An ordinary press conference at the local university hospital a couple of days ago turned into a discussion about why more organs are transplanted in some countries and less in others. Read on to find out who was praised and who was not out of the Pope, singer José Carreras and Swedish social minister Göran [...]
5 winners at the WTG press conference
22 years ago Anders Olsson received a phone call that would change his life. He got a new kidney. Tashi D. Namgayel is the only participant from Bhutan. Howard Dell is a former Canadian Olympic athlete that didn’t spend much time thinking about organ donation before his life depended on a new liver. Michel Stückelberger from Switzerland has become a celebrity in Gothenburg before the games even started! Two years ago Martha Ehlin was battling for her life at Sahlgrenska hospital after a five-organ transplant.
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World Transplant Games 2011 and organ donations was discussed in Nyhetsmorgon on channel 4
Posted in Athletes, Göteborg, Inspiration, News, Organ Donation, Organ transplants, People, June 9, 2011 - 5:55 pm
Ulrika Svantesson, Fredrik Olausson and Markus Gäbel were interviewed about organ donations and transplants in the Swedish morning show “Nyhetsmorgon” on channel 4. Here’s what they talked about: 750 people are standing in line in Sweden to get an organ transplantation, during this waiting it happens that people dies. It is not common among Swedes [...]
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