THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR NAJA MARIYAM!
Naja Mariyam, a bright 3rd-standard student from Trikkaripur, Kerala, has been battling Thalassemia Major since she was just 3 months old. Her body cannot produce enough hemoglobin and for 8 years, her life has been sustained by 2 to 3 blood transfusions every month.
Naja needs a permanent cure —a Blood Stem Cell Transplant.
She needs an HLA matched Blood Stem Cell Donor to proceed with the treatment. The possibility of getting a match from an unrelated donor is 1 in 10,000 to one in 2 million. A person is more likely to find a match within his/her race/ethnicity, i.e. Naja may possibly find a donor from a location where people share the same cultural, linguistic, and biological traits.
Hence, we need as many people as possible to register with DATRI, to increase the chances of finding an matched Blood Stem Cell Donor for Naja. We need your support to spread the word to as many people in your community as possible to register as a Blood Stem Cell Donor to give Naja a second chance at life
The match could be YOU.
Join the cause and be the lifeline for Naja Mariyam!
Take your journey to Gift a Life today
This video will explain you the journey to Gift a Life from Blood stem cell registration to donation.
Doctor’s Talk
Dr. Sunil Bhat, Director and Head of Department Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Narayana Health City, Bangalore explains the Process of Unrelated Blood Stem Cell Donation & Bone Marrow Donation