| Project description: | This report, as part of the 2021 work programme of the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) for the EU Third Health Programme (2014-2020), outlines all activity and tools provided by WMDA to support registries and cord blood banks (CBBs) during the continuing SARS-CoV-2-Pandemic in 2021.
The importance of the services described in this deliverable can all be related to WMDA’s vision and mission statement1. WMDA strives that patients worldwide have equal access to high-quality cells for transplantation from donors whose rights and safety are protected. By ensuring that WMDA members can collaborate globally and by enabling that best practices are shared between members, both stem cell donors and patients benefit.
In 2020, when the pandemic started to affect stem cell donation and transplantation processes, the WMDA acted pro-actively and alert to minimise negative outcome for patients and prevent unnecessary risks for donors. The actions that were taken in that first year of the pandemic and all communication and tools for members can be found in chapter 5 of EU Deliverable 2.2, 2020.
As the pandemic continued in 2021, WMDA kept offering information and means for members to keep their operations up and running throughout the year. Each chapter in this document focuses on a specific aspect of the support and educational resources WMDA provided. Some appendices have been added to give an overview of the materials that are available for WMDA members exclusively on the digital platform Share. Other appendices have been added to enhance or clarify the information given in this report. |