THANK YOU! DONOR
World Marrow Donor Day is a unique day to thank all donors who have signed up to donate blood stem cells, bone marrow or cord blood for patients in need of a transplant. World Marrow Donor Day is celebrated globally on the third Saturday of September, in 2019 on 21st September.
“The World Marrow Donor Association was established 25 years ago to ensure that donations of stem cells by altruistic volunteers could find their way to the patients who needed them, independent of geography and politics. World Marrow Donor Day is the embodiment of the value, respect and indeed love we in the transplantation community offer to our donors. It is only one day but it reflects what we think year-round in a concentrated way.” – Jeff Szer, President of the WMDA.
In South Africa a special stunt was organised in an aquarium to say 'Thank you donor'.
The many creatures that inhabit our oceans are as diverse as the ethnic and cultural groups that make up our Rainbow Nation. There is an ocean between saying and doing so #ThankYouDonor for giving hope of life to our patients.
Fifth global celebration
To celebrate this milestone, many organisations participated in 'light red, blue and white' to show their support on World Marrow Donor Day. Over 25 landmarks were lit up in different parts of the world.
#WMDDCAKEOFF
In China, South Africa, Brazil, Poland, Germany, USA, Chile, the Netherlands, India; all over the world people were baking World Marrow Donor Day cakes to send a huge thank you to all stem cell donors!
‘A match x a life’ was the campaign of the Spanish donor registry for WMDD 2019.
Many people around the world dedicate so much effort to match in a relationship, why not try to match to save a life?There is a person somewhere in the world with whom you can be compatible. When you match with that person, something magical happens ...