Open letter from the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) to condemn the war in Ukraine and to ensure that health services can continue to provide care to all patients in need of a transplant
Our community believes in collaboration, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆. Following the invasion by the Russian Army of Ukraine, we see these values being threatened and disregarded.
WMDA calls on all stakeholders to strongly 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, bombing, and killings resulting from this aggression and arbitrary arrests against protesters in Russia.
WMDA asks that all parties respect international humanitarian law by ensuring a swift and safe delivery of cellular products to all patients who need a transplant and to ensure access to care and medicinal products for patients needing complex transplant treatments, such as those with blood cancer.
𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 our colleagues, friends, families and patients impacted by this terrible tragedy and are ready to support our members in this difficult time.
Update Ukrainian Bone Marrow Registry
- Not possible to provide hematopoietic stem cells from volunteer donors for patients in need of a transplant
- The 8 bone marrow transplants from unrelated donors, which have been planned to be performed in March, are in the process of being moved to another country (Poland)
- The Ukrainian Bone Marrow Registr started with unrelated transplantation in 2020:
- 2020: 4 transplants
- 2021: 16 transplants
- 2022: 8 transplants (January/February)
- It will be great if you could provide financial support to the Ukrainian Registry to help them through the financial crisis.