IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
ANTHONY NOLAN
Anthony Nolan is a pioneering charity that saves the lives of people with blood cancer who need a blood stem cell, or bone marrow transplant. In 1974, Anthony Nolan’s mother, Shirley, set up the world’s first bone marrow register to match donors with people who desperately needed a transplant. Discover more
DELETE BLOOD CANCER (DKMS)
In 1991, Dr Peter Harf and Professor Gerhard Ehninger founded DKMS in honour of Harf’s wife Mechtild, who had sadly lost her battle with blood cancer. It is now a global organisation, with over 11.5 million potential donors registered around the world. . Discover more
NHS CORD BLOOD BANK
Cord blood can be donated at University College Hospital London, Luton & Dunstable Hospital Hospital and St George’s Hospital London. Discover more
IN THE UNITED STATES
GIFT OF LIFE MARROW REGISTRY
A survivor of leukemia himself, Jay Feinberg established a grass roots organization that has saved the lives of hundreds of patients in need, building a register with over 440,000 donors and facilitating over 4,500 transplants. Gift of Life is an associate donor registry of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and an accredited registry by the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Discover more
IN ISRAEL
EZER MIZION
Ezer Mizion’s Bone Marrow Donor Registry is the largest Jewish registry in the world with over 1,150,000 potential donors. Ezer Mizion’s registry is affiliated with the National Bone Marrow Donor Program and is a member of Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide. Discover more