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Health Check

Health Check

The BBC World Service's weekly round up of global health stories and topical issues in medicine.

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  • Sun 27 Dec 09

    Mon, 28 Dec 09

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    In 2011 Israel will bring in a unique system for encouraging people to become organ donors. Donor card holders and their immediate family will get priority treatment over non-card holders if they ever need a new kidney, heart or lung themselves. Health Check discusses the novel scheme and other forms of incentive aimed at boosting the numbers of people willing to donate organs for transplant operations.

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