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An important consideration when becoming a donor
It is vital that prospective donors realise that by joining the South African Bone Marrow Registry they could be called for anyone needing a transplant, and not just the patient who first motivated them to join. People are often keen to join the registry when they know the patient or when they become emotionally involved through press articles. However, some donors who have been perfect matches for someone else are unwilling to donate, saying that they only joined the registry for one person! This is tragic, not only because money to test and register the donors was wasted, but those donors may have been the other patients’ only hope for survival. Please think seriously about joining the registry as it is an important commitment. Note that if you sign up and drop out at a later stage, it costs time and money and could cost lives.
Donor confidentiality
All sensitive personal information is strictly confidential and can only be accessed by authorised staff. In compliance with international agreement, strict anonymity is maintained between donor and patient.
Our payment policy
Regrettably neither the SABMR nor The Sunflower Fund does not receive any government funding towards the cost of tissue typing the samples and depend solely on donations from the public. Tissue typing at the internationally accepted DR level costs around R1000 per person. We encourage potential donors to pay towards the tissue typing costs. Donors are asked to deposit their donation in The Sunflower Fund’s bank account using their Sunflower Reference Number as their deposit reference.
Please donate financially - there is no such thing as a small donation, every little bit helps.
Bank details: THE SUNFLOWER FUND
Bank: ABSA 4051 834 719
Branch code: 632005
Ref: Sunflower Ref. Number (To obtain this please call 0800 12 10 82)
Call 0800 12 10 82 should you have any queries or should you wish to register.
Thanks again for being prepared to "Share a little, to Save a Life".
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