April 1 is the National Bone Marrow Donation Day, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the creation of the INCUCAI National Registry of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Donors (CPH). In adherence to this date, will take place throughout the month blood drives in various locations, to promote the donation of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HCPS) or bone marrow.
The initiative is promoted by the Ministry of Health, through the Cordoba Ablation and Implant Coordinating Entity (Ecodaic) and with the collaboration of other public and private institutions.
On this occasion, the Cordovan entity presents a guide for people with an indication for hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation, better known as bone marrow, which is already available for download via this link.
As officially reported, since the commissioning of the National Registry of Donors of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (CPH) in the year 2003more than 1,300 Argentine men and women who did not have a compatible donor in their family group were able to access a bone marrow transplant with donors from registries around the world.
Reasons to donate bone marrow
Every year, hundreds of people are diagnosed with hematological diseases such as leukemia, aplastic anemia, lymphoma, myeloma, metabolic errors or immunological deficiencies and may require a HPC transplantpopularly known as bone marrow transplant.
Donation is an act that can save the lives of patients with more than 70 diseases.
However, only 25 to 30 percent of these people have a chance of finding a matched donor in your family group. The rest must resort to a unrelated donorthrough the National Registry, which together with that of other countries make up a global network of voluntary donors.
Marcial Angós, director of Ecodaichighlighted the importance of donating CPH: “It is necessary for the community to understand the importance of giving life to life. You only need to be healthy, be between 18 and 40 years old, weigh more than 50 kilos, and it is not necessary to show up fasting,” he said.
Likewise, the official stated that, for this year, the goal is to increase the number of registrations by 75 percent in relation to the year 2021, which implies add 25,000 donors throughout the country.
How can you donate?
Regarding the procedure to donate, Angós explained that “When expressing the will, the person signs an informed consent and a small unit sample of bloodwhose genetic data will be available in the National Registry of Donors. In this way, the registration is confirmed and if it is compatible with a recipient, Incucai will contact the donor to make the donation effective.
Currently there more than 300,000 Argentine donors, of which 30,000 registered in Córdoba and are part of the more than 32 million donors of the Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide Network.
Every time a person requires a transplant, the search is carried out among all registered donors throughout the world, increasing the possibility of finding a compatible one.
Schedule of blood collections in the month of April
Saturday April 1: Adventist Church, Carlos Becú 3027, Bº Ipona, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Central Blood Bank of the Province.
Tuesday April 4: Gral. Levalle, Carlos Gardel 249, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Organized by the Central Bank of Blood Foundation
Wednesday April 5: Colazo (Provincial Route No. 10) from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Central Bank of Blood Foundation
Thursday April 6: Río Ceballos, Av. San Martin 5280, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Central Bank of Blood Foundation
Monday April 10: Villa Nueva, Hospital de Villa Nueva, Córdoba 945, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Central Blood Bank of the Province.
Tuesday April 11: Villa Valeria, Lucio V. Mansilla 1055, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Organized by the Central Bank of Blood Foundation
Thursday April 13 Faculty of Economic Sciences, Boulevard Enrique Barros s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Organized by the Institute of Hematology and Hemotherapy (UNC)
Villa Dolores, Hipólito Yrigoyen 75, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Central Bank of Blood Foundation
Friday April 14: Las Varillas, July 9, 148, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Central Bank of Blood Foundation
Hospital Materno Neonatal, Manuel Cardeñosa 290, Córdoba Capital, 8.30 am to 12 noon. Organizes the Central Bank of Sangre de la Provincia.
Saturday April 15: Carlos Paz, Moreno 60, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Central Bank of Blood Foundation
La Para, Rivadavia 871, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Tel. 03575-491288 Organized by the Institute of Hematology and Hemotherapy (UNC)
Monday April 17: La Falda, Sarmiento 299, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Central Bank of Blood Foundation
Thursday April 20: Gral. Paz Military High School, Avenida Juan B. Justo 5858, Córdoba Capital, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Organized by the Institute of Hematology and Hemotherapy (UNC)
Saturday April 22: Arroyito, Carlos Pontín 750, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Tel. 03576-450200 Organized by the Institute of Hematology and Hemotherapy (UNC)
Monday April 24: Vicuña Mackena, Directorate of Social Development, Manuel Dopasso esq. San Martin, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Central Blood Bank of the Province.
Tuesday April 25: Alcira Gigena, Municipal Hospital, Malvinas Argentina s/n, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Central Bank of Blood Foundation
Wednesday April 26: Carlos Paz, Moreno 60, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Central Bank of Blood Foundation.
Villa Dolores, Sarmiento 66, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Central Bank of Blood Foundation.
Thursday April 27: UTEDyC, Av. Goycoechea 915, Villa Allende, from 8 to 11 p.m. Organized by Institute of Hematology and Hemotherapy (UNC)
Las Higueras, Leandro N. Alem 255, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Organized by the Central Bank of Blood Foundation
Saturday April 29: Agua de Oro, Municipality of Agua de Oro, municipal SUM (Juan Pablo Iº 45, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Provincial Central Blood Bank.
It should be noted that throughout the year it is possible to register as a donor in the registry, when donating blood in the 12 collection centers in the province.
