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Every April 1st,
National Bone Marrow Donor Day
is commemorated in Argentina , coinciding with the 20th Anniversary of the implementation of the National Registry of Donors of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (CPH) of INCUCAI.
In this framework, the
Legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires will host a new blood donation campaign
that will have the particularity of allowing
registration in the registry of bone marrow donors.
The solidarity initiative will take place on
Thursday, April 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Perú 160
: to participate, it is necessary to present your identity document for registration and fasting is not required.
With the blood draw, you will be registered in the bone marrow donor registry.
Although the call to donate blood is open to any person between 16 and 65 years old who is in good health and weighs more than 50 kilos;
Registration in the bone marrow donor registry can only be done by those between 18 and 40 years old.
The City Ministry of Health, the National Registry of Bone Marrow Donors of INCUCAI and the Autonomous Entity Transplant Institute (EAIT)
also participate in the project .
Unlike other blood donation campaigns, in this case the aim is to use the sample obtained from the extraction to incorporate the volunteers into the Registry that allows compatibility with possible Bone Marrow recipients to be linked, in order to
add more people to the National Registry. of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donors (HPC)
.
It is possible to attend spontaneously, but also to complete a registration form in advance
Hundreds of people with blood diseases will have a better chance of finding a compatible donor, thanks to this voluntary, safe and free initiative, which will have a positive final impact on patients who need such help.
It is possible to attend spontaneously, but you can also previously complete the following form
digitally to request an appointment and make the operation more dynamic, by clicking on
this link.
CPH donation (also known as bone marrow donation) does not generate any risk for the donor,
the extracted cells regenerate in a short time and can cure some blood diseases for those who receive the transplant.
75% of people who need this assistance do not have a compatible donor in their own family.
Once registered in the Registry, the donation can take place a long time later (each person will be part of that registry until the age of 60), although before making it effective, the
donor's will will be reconfirmed when his or her CPH transplant is requested.
75% of people who need a bone marrow transplant do not have a compatible donor in their family.
This initiative was proposed by the Buenos Aires representative Patricia Glize after encountering the particular story of Enzo, a child of only one year and four months who suffers from Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome: it is a rare disease that weakens the immune system. and whose cure is through a bone marrow transplant, but he has not yet found one that is compatible with him.
“Donating doesn't hurt, waiting does hurt and there are a lot of people on that list, so we invite everyone to participate,” says the mother of the little boy who must undergo the transplant for his cure, and whose chances of success are considerably greater if receives treatment before turning two years old.
“We saw the deficiencies that exist with attracting donors, so I proposed that we create a permanent position in the legislature every 3 or 4 months,” said Glize, who together with the first vice president of the City Legislature, Matías López, articulated the necessary operation. so that the legislative palace can become a donor center for a day.
“Enzo's story is actually that of many children, and many families that can change with a simple blood sample and registration in the bone marrow donor registry,” López reflected.
For more information
about this donation day or for questions about other days and/or locations available in the campaign, you can visit the websites of the
Government of the City of Buenos Aires, and Mi Argentina.