Donor evening: Bank of bone marrow will save countless lives

Small NGO , organized by the BiH Armed Forces Hall its second charity dinner to raise part of the funds for the project of forming bone marrow banks in BiH .

The aim of the evening is to collect as many blood donors and funds for typing, and that the BH Bank bone marrow enter the European and global banking association that is the lifeline for people , because in this case, bone marrow transplants cost 50,000 euros to finance the 's health . Currently in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the bone marrow transplant waiting about 50 patients , and the treatment they need at 400,000 euros .

It is necessary to do the typing of 1500 to the BH Bank Bone Marrow joined European and international banks and thereby enabled to transplants from all over the world are available to our patients suffering from leukemia .

" Small NGOs fighting for the establishment of a bank of stem cells , which are likely to be located in Tuzla , Tuzla since the best equipped and the staff and the necessary laboratory . In all helps and Croatian Register, with whom we have a signed agreement . Typification , which collect funds tonight , working in Croatia for the whole region . We have signed an agreement with KBC Zagreb , who works and typification . We have indications that the laboratory rapidly be prepared in Tuzla , and will have all the necessary certificates required by the World Bank bone marrow . So far done 150-200 typing . Next we go to the concert activities , and we hope that by May BiH have its register and the bank , " he told our portal Abdulkadir Tuco president of the NGO Small .

As Tuco explains , one typing cost close to 400 euros in Zagreb . When you are working in Bosnia and Herzegovina , Tuzla and will cost between 500 and 600 euros . The reason for the higher price is that Zagreb has already established business and work on thousands of typing, while the work in BiH hundred typing on a monthly or bimonthly basis.

Admission to the donor evening was KM 50 and included dinner and a welcome drink , and there was an auction and raffle . Small NGOs aim to become a night like regular meetings to raise funds , which will be paid for making typing .

" Tonight is the second donor evening . The next will be held on 26 December in Zenica . From January next year, beginning concert activities and it is the only way to raise money for typification . True, each municipality pays a portion of the typing for citizens in their territory , but it is still very small , "said Amela Sućeska , vice president and project manager of the NGO Small and Project Director of the Bank of the bone marrow .

NGO Small wearer 's bone marrow Bank project in Bosnia and Herzegovina , in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Health .