Elizabeth Ward (British campaigner)
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Elizabeth Ward (British campaigner)
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Elizabeth Despard Ward was a British healthcare campaigner known for pioneering organ donor cards and founding the charity Kidney Care UK. After gaining fundraising experience working for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, Ward started raising money for Kidney Research UK in 1971 when her son Timothy started receiving dialysis treatment. She gained press attention for the cause of kidney patients by placing a personal advertisement in The Times seeking a transplant kidney for her son. War
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Charity founder and organ donor card pioneer (1926–2020)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Ward_(British_campaigner)
date created:
2024-03-27T10:43:49Z
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2024-09-03T15:22:08Z
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