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.
They need an HLA matched Blood Stem Cell Donor to proceed with the treatment. The possibility of getting a match is from 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. so, Naja may possibly find a donor from a location where people sharing same cultural, linguistic, and biological traits.
Hence we need as many people as possible to participate to increase the chances of finding a matched Blood Stem Cell Donor. We appeal for your support through spreading the word 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
Swab video
How to fill up the registration form as given below, take the swab sample and send it back to DATRI and take your first step towards gifting a life.