September is SWABTEMBER!

DKMS celebrates Swabtember. Swabtember is an awareness month to encourage more people to register as potential bone marrow donors. It focuses on the various awareness themes such as: Leukemia & Lymphoma, Childhood Cancer, Sickle Cell and Hispanic Heritage.
Why does DKMS call it #Swabtember? Because we all have the chance to‪ #‎GetSwabbed for patients in need of a life-saving match. Learn more about on:

www.swabtember.org
www.dkms.org/swabtember

MORE NEWS

Singapore BMDP getting excited

Last year, Singapore BMDP celebrated World Marrow Donor Day by performing a public stunt. Fifty statues took over Orchard Road, representing the life of blood disease patients who are “frozen” in time as they wait for their last hope to survive.

Japan encourages to thank donors!

The Japanese Registry, JMDP, has created a website where patients can thank their donors. Patients who would like to thank their donors are encouraged to fill an online form and to share their “thankyoudonor”

Olympic Torch in São Paulo

On July 24th, the Brazilian athlete Marcus D’Almeida carried the Olympic torch in São Paulo, wearing the Brazilian REDOME and World Marrow Donor Day symbols on his wristband.