By Marina | Project Leader
Like most of the world, we were horrified by the news of Russian invasion of Ukraine. This war is a catastrophe for both countries, and countless ordinary citizens will bear the cost of the decision made by one deranged individual.
For cancer patients who need bone marrow translants from foreign donors, it will become much more difficult to get the transplant material delivered within a short time frame while the skies over Europe are closed for the Russian airlines. Our partner, Advita fund in St. Petersburg is looking at delivering transplant material via Turkey, which currently is still accepting flights from Russia.
Over the last few years, Advita fund was able to grow their database of the potential bone marrow donors within Russia, and for this reason the need for searches in foreign registries decreased. Last year, 15-20% of transplant material came from the foreign donors.
We will continue to watch how things develop and work with Advita fund in St. Petersburg in supporting blood cancer patients, when possible. Our best hope is to end the war as soon as possible and we urge you to do what you can. Together, we can affect change.
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