‘I Am Enrolled so that, if I Die, My Organs Can Be Used’: Singer Juan Fernando Velasco, Who Overcame Cancer, Is a Donor

Juan Fernando Velasco released this May a single in collaboration with the late Julio Jaramillo, a duo work that he considers the most satisfying of his career. In the middle of the promotion he sat in the chair of The 35 Questions of THE UNIVERSE, questions that answered frankly.

Every May 30, the National Day of Organ Donation is celebrated, a date that seeks to raise awareness about the importance of donating so that other people can stay alive. The date was born in homage to the birth of the first patient who gave birth after having received a transplant in Argentina, and became a symbol of life, hope and solidarity. In Chubut, currently, there are 125 people on the waiting list for an organ or tissue transplant. Of t…

Today, Argentina celebrates National Organ Donation Day in commemoration of the birth of the son of the first patient to give birth after receiving a transplant in a public hospital. In this context, the Chaco Center for Ablation and Implant Coordination (CUCAI), in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, the Legislative Branch, and the Municipality of Resistencia, invites the entire community to participate in the Bike Ride and Walk for Life t…

Every 30 May, since 1997, the “National Day of Organ and Tissue Donation” is commemorated in Argentina. The date was established by the Incucai to remember the birth of the child of the first patient who gave birth after having received a liver transplant in a public hospital in our country. This date is an opportunity to raise awareness about the value of organ and tissue donation for transplants, and to reflect on its importance. Every transpl…

In Salta there are 292 people registered on a waiting list for an organ or tissue transplant. This Friday 30, in the framework of the National Day of Organ Donation, a health fair will be held in the Cultural Usina with activities of awareness, medical controls and reception of wills to donate. In Salta, 292 people – among children, adolescents and adults – await an organ or tissue transplant to be able to continue living or improve their qualit…

This practice is one of the most essential when it comes to saving lives, and raising awareness of its importance is decisive. Every May 30, the National Day of Organ and Tissue Donation is celebrated in our country, with the aim of raising awareness and dissemination about the impact that this activity can have. Unfortunately, they are highly demanded in health and there are no cases where those of a deceased can be exploited. Organ transplanta…