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Korea Struggles to Find Tissue Donors

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A debate on Tuesday hosted by the Korea Organization for Sharing Tissue discussed ways to establish a more active donation culture for tissue and organs in Korea, both of which have disappointing donation rates here compared to other developed nations. According to KOST, the registration rate for organ donation [...]

Tissue Donation Still Unclear for Koreans

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Koreans have a vague idea about tissue donations, according to a survey published by the Korea Organization for Tissue Sharing on January 8. Only 42.4 percent of 1,000 respondents had a clear idea about what tissue donation is, while more than 98 percent were familiar with blood and organ donations. Tissue [...]