Join the Hematopoietic Cell Donor Register of the Military Institute of Medicine. A bone marrow transplant is still the only chance to cure many diseases
There is nothing more beautiful than saving someone’s life. The Military Institute of Medicine invites you to register in the register of unrelated hematopoietic cell donors. There are already over 13,000 in the register of the Military Institute of Medicine – National Research Institute. donors. The more donors, the greater the chance of finding a genetic twin and the greater the chance of saving a life.
Every 40 minutes, someone in Poland finds out that they are suffering from blood cancer or another disease of the hematopoietic system. Transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells from peripheral blood or bone marrow from a compatible donor is often the only chance for a patient’s health and second life.
Register of bone marrow donors at the Military Institute of Medicine
The Military Institute of Medicine – National Research Institute has been building its Register of Hematopoietic Cell Donors for years. It already has over 13,000. donors. The greater the number of people registered, the greater the chances of finding a “genetic twin”. Only 25% of patients find a bone marrow donor in their family. The rest, i.e. 75% of people suffering from blood cancers, must look for an unrelated donor in the registers of hematopoietic cell donors, this “twin”.
In the case of unrelated donors, their number is very important, because due to the high genetic variability of members of the human population, the selection of a fully compatible unrelated donor for a particular patient is 1:1,000,000. For this reason, it is so important to constantly expand the donor register with new people who can become real donors of hematopoietic cells.
Who can be a bone marrow donor?
Any healthy person aged 18-45 can become a hematopoietic cell donor. Hematopoietic cells for transplantation are obtained from the bone marrow or peripheral blood of an unrelated donor. The collection of hematopoietic cells for transplantation is anonymous, and the donor and recipient must remain unknown to each other for at least 2 years.
– We recruit unrelated bone marrow donors to the WIM-PIB register directly: by inviting them to be entered in our register, by participating in various events, promotional campaigns in workplaces and schools, Science Days, International Book Days or aid and health towns. At these events, donors complete forms that are vetted by a physician and donate a blood sample for HLA antigen testing. If the verification of the forms is positive, the donor is entered into the register, writes WIM on its website.
Source: WIM-PIB
