Open letter from the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) to condemn the war in Eastern Europe 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. Through acts of aggression, we see these values being threatened and eroded. WMDA calls on all stakeholders to strongly condemn the violence, bombing, killings, and disruption to essential services resulting from this conflict.

WMDA asks that all parties respect international humanitarian law by ensuring 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, donors and patients impacted by this tragedy and we continue to support our members during 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 Registry 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.

Update Karelian Bone Marrow Donor Registry

• In case the internet access will disappear, you can search on: http://bmdonego.ru/#search.

Update Kirov Research Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (KRIHBT)

• Diseases that require bone marrow transplantation do not know borders and nationalities.
• We continue to work as usual and process all requests in a timely manner. Our donors continue to be available to patients all over the world.
  Just like during the pandemic COVID-19, we can use Istanbul as a hub for transporting cell products.

National Bone Marrow Donors Registry named after Vasya Perevoshchikov

The world is changing, it is true. We will be do everything for the patients. We hope work with you and the community for all patients in the world. I hope the delivery way through Istanbul will be available. And China will do flights through the world. And all patients in the world who need the transplant will receive it.