During the campaign, all healthy people aged 18 to 55 can register for free in the database of potential stem cell and bone marrow donors. The registration procedure takes only a moment – it consists of conducting an initial medical interview, filling in a form with personal data and taking a swab from the mucous membrane on the inside of the cheek.
Donor registration will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the following locations at the University of Lodz:
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science – 8 April2025
- Faculty of Philology – 9 April 2025
- Faculty of Law and Administration – 10 April 2025
- Faculty of Economics and Sociology –11 April 2025
- Faculty of Management – 15 April 2025
People who would like to help organise the event as volunteers can register via the form.
In previous campaigns, the student project "Helpers Generation" has managed to acquire and register over 173,700 potential donors, of whom over 1,700 have already given patients in need a chance for a healthy life. The DKMS Foundation, operating since 2009, has registered over 2,050,000 donors. Over 14,750 of them have already helped save the lives of people with blood cancer.
"Helpers Generation" event on Facebook
Source: DKMS Foundation
Edit: Press Office, University of Lodz