Read the most important updates from the WMDA office and notifications to support global collaboration. 18 April, 2024 Click here to register for the upcoming committee meeting of the Registry Operations and Regulation Committee on Monday, 18 April from 13:00 - 14:00 CET. Find more details here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 27, 2023 Information from Karelian BMD Registry (ION 8256) Shipping donor’s blood samples for confirmatory typing is possible to all countries of the world with the exception of Syria, Cuba and North Korea. Shipping times depend on the specific country receiving the parcel with blood samples.Donor’s medical examination at the stage of confirmatory typing is carried out in Russia. Work-up and donor’s product collection *:
a) performed in Russia if courier can deliver the donor’s product from Russia to the transplant center;
b) performed outside Russia if courier is unable to deliver the donor’s product from Russia to the transplant center.
* In each case the decision is made jointly with the requesting registry taking into account the specific situation.
Contacts for requesting centers: e-mail: karelianbmd.donation@yahoo.com; katelian.bmd@onego.ru
tel: +7 905 299 91 8; fax: +7 8142 765 897------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WMDA strongly condemns the violence that is occurring in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza. We offer our sympathies to all those who are suffering because of this conflictthese conflicts. We extend our support to the donor registries and medical centres whose donors and patients are negatively affected by this crisisthese crises. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
