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Scotland, Jan 14: The health experts in Scotland are stressing for necessary measures to strengthen the efforts to raise the number of organs transplant in Scotland. As an initiative to this the Scottish Transplant Group (STG) has put forth several recommendation aimed to give people more chance to become an organ donor.

Providing organ donor card is considered as the advanced directive in this regard.
At present the relatives have the final say in granting permission for the organ transplant even though the deceased carried a donor card. During the launch of National Transplant Week the shortage of organ donors was highlighted. According to the figures the waiting time for transplants has increased from 18 months to three years over the last ten years.

The proposals gains value as it is backed by the Health Minister, Malcolm Chisholm, and it also gains respect from both relatives and doctors. The minister is also keen to introduce presumed consent of person who would voluntarily come forward for donation without any compulsion. There is another programme at the anvil that would enable the transplant of kidney after the heart of the deceased stopped functioning.

The group also urge for a special legislation that is linked with preservation of organs, donation procedures and transplantation to replace the Human Tissue Act that dates back to 1961. However the minister also insisted that the period of consultation will be there before implementing any changes.

January, 14

The massive snowfall in Scotland has though added worries for many with transportation problem and accidents. While on other hand it has brought some thing to cheer for many Scottish sports lovers who were waiting for this to happen.

Scotland has been flocked by many winter tourist these days to enjoy the snow covered beauty of this place and also to quench their sporting thirst. With such a large amount of snowfall which lashed the country in the past few weeks has given a wide scope for winter sport enthusiast to enjoy all the variety of sporting events. Reports have suggested that huge number of people visited the five main ski resorts. Even people seemed to be enjoying the fun in snow.

With the amount of snowfall in Scotland this time and prediction are for more snowfall in coming days, it was known that last time such snowfall was experienced during 2004. Meanwhile with the met-officials prediction for more adverse climate and milder weather with rains, it is feared that the snow could melt and can cause floods.

Tourist and skiers are busy enjoying the sport in huge numbers, and this weekend there was a huge turn out at all major skie centres. If the snow cover will continue to remain then it is for sure that the percentage of visitors and locals will increase in coming days. But if the snow melts down then it could play a spoil sport to the winter sport lovers.