In the Media
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton
Zaidee’s Story has been told on Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, Stateline ABC Victoria.
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Zaidee’s Promotional Video
Please click onto Zaidee’s National Radio Ads supported by Southern Cross Radio.
How good is this package for organ and tissue awareness - Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation support the below package.
PRIME MINISTER
MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND AGEING
PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AGEING
$136.4 MILLION NATIONAL PLAN TO BOOST ORGAN DONATION AND SAVE LIVES The Rudd Government today proposed a major new national reform package to establish Australia as a world leader in organ donation for transplantation. Despite more than 90% of Australians supporting the idea of organ donation, Australia has a longstanding shortage of organs for transplantation. To address this, the Government proposes a total Commonwealth funding package of $151.1 million, including new funding of $136.4 million over four years to boost the number of life-saving organ transplants for Australians. This is an important development for the 1,800 Australians on transplant waiting lists.
The key features of the reform package include:
• $67 million to fund dedicated organ donation specialist doctors and other staff in public and private hospitals;
• $46 million to establish a new independent national authority to coordinate national organ donation initiatives.
• $17 million in new funding for hospitals to meet additional staffing, bed and infrastructure costs associated with organ donation.
• $13.4 million to continue national public awareness and education;
• $1.9 million for counselling for potential donor families; and
• Other significant measures including enhanced professional education programs, consistent clinical protocols, ‘clinical trigger’ checklists and data collection for organ transplants in hospitals.
A new national organ donation and transplantation authority would be set up by 1 January 2009 to drive and oversee a comprehensive set of reforms outlined in the attached fact sheets.
The reform package will be proposed to the States and Territories at tomorrows Council of Australian Governments’ meeting.
The Rudd Government is confident that in the spirit of cooperation all states and territories will sign up to the new National Plan to Boost Organ Donation.
Transplantation is a highly successful treatment that transforms the lives of individuals and the families who care for them.
Australian families deserve the best organ donation and transplantation system in the world, but our current system falls short.
As a consequence of long waiting lists, Australians spend years with more costly treatments such as dialysis. This costs our hospitals $83,000 per person per year, compared to the cost of a kidney transplant - $65,000 per recipient for the first year and $11,000 a year thereafter.
As Australia’s population ages and more Australians are affected by lifestyle diseases such as obesity and diabetes, the demand for transplants will continue to grow.
The package developed has drawn together the best international evidence and practice, as well as the expertise of stakeholders such as the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Cognate Committee on Organ and Tissue Donation, and ShareLife.
The package does not change the framework of legal consent for donation. The families of all potential donors will be supported to make the choice of whether to donate at what is a very difficult time.
The package continues the Rudd Government’s commitment to making our hospital system work for Australian families.
The Government will undertake detailed consultation on implementation of the package with relevant groups including the states and territories.
Major Billboards displayed in Melbourne and Sydney.
This is Bata’s great support for Zaidee’s message.
Click here for Tony Abbott’s media release.
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Again Zaidee has made news this week - The Shepparton News has just won a national award for Zaidee’s Story and the support they have given the campaign over the past 19 months
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From the 16th to 23rd September this year, Transplant Australia is holding the Australian Transplant Games in Geelong, Victoria. Click here for more details
This song was written by Mike Brady with backing track from The Australian Girls Choir 2008 |
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The Australian Girls Choir with voices like angels
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John Fitzgerald wearing the laces during the David Cup tie in Melbourne this month:
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Nov 2007 Westmead Childrens Hosptial - Joseph and his technicolour-dream coat move over .. here comes Tony Abbott and his rainbow-coloured hairnet.
Health Minister Tony Abbott has added a dash of colour to the election campaign by donning a rainbow hairnet on national television.
Tony Abbott wore the hairnet on the Nine Network’s Today program to promote organ donation after losing a bet last month on the National Rugby League grand final.
Mr Abbott says he promised Allan Turner from the Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation he’d wear the hairnet if the Storm beat the Sea Eagles in the grand final.
He says 100,000 Australians wore them yesterday to promote organ and tissue donation to support one of Zaidee’s national campaigns.
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Where the campaign has been seen:
- Woman’s Day, Herald Sun Melbourne, Win TV regional Victoria, CH 9 Today Show, Shepparton News 7 Front Pages plus over 30 articles inside the paper plus over 25 to 30 photos of people wearing the laces in sports across the GV.
- The Shepparton News (click below to read articles
- 2004 - 2005 News Archive
- 2005 - 2006 News Archive
- 9am with David and Kim
- 3AW Neil Mitchell - 2GB Alan Jones
- NRL Footy Show
Where we aim to take the campaign:
- To the community around Australia to make them aware of Zaidee’s Story and to think of others.
- Major Sporting Teams and Sporting personalities will support this campaign by wearing the Rainbow Laces during national representative games
