DATRI (meaning 'donor' in Sanskrit)[1] is a not-for-profit organization registered in 2009 as a Section 8 company under Government of India.[2] DATRI is one of the largest unrelated blood stem cell donors registry in India,[3] that helps patients with blood cancer and other fatal blood disorders to find a HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) matched Blood Stem Cell donor.[4] Blood stem cell transplant is a chance of cure for patients with blood cancer and other severe blood disorders. As of January 2023, DATRI has more than 5 lakhs[5][6] voluntary donors registered and it has facilitated 1074 plus transplants worldwide.[7][8][9] DATRI operates across India.[1]
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| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Type | NGO |
| Focus | Works for patients with blood cancer, aplastic anemia, Thalassemia and other severe blood disorders. |
| Location |
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Area served | Global |
Key people | Dr. Nezih Cereb (Co-founder & Chairperson) Dr. Soo Young Yang (Co-founder & Director) Darasing Khurana (Brand Ambassador) |
| Website | datri.org |
History
editDATRI was founded by Dr. Nezih Cereb and Dr. Soo Young Yang in 2009.[10][11][12][8][13] The NGO works with a mission to save the lives of patients with Blood Cancer, aplastic anemia, Thalassemia and other severe blood disorders.[14][15][16][17][12][18] In 2017 the foundation appointed Darasing Khurana, who was awarded Mr. India International in 2017, as its Brand Ambassador.[19] The organisation was started with the objective of finding willing HLA matched donor for every patient with fatal blood related disorders and in need of a blood stem cell transplant.[10]
DATRI is a registered member of World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA)[10] and lists the HLA typing information anonymously in Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide (BMDW), a search program of WMDA available to Transplant Centers globally[10][20][2] It is currently India's largest Blood Stem Cell Donor's Registry.[10] In June 2022 it created a milestone in the history of unrelated blood stem cell donations in India by facilitating its 1000th blood stem cell collection.[10]
In December 2019, DATRI celebrated 10 years of saving lives in Chennai.[11] So far 1074 donors from DATRI have given patients a second chance of life. As of January 2023, DATRI had over 5 lakhs registered donors.[6][5][11][10] DATRI had been spreading awareness on registering as a Blood Stem Cell Donor through numerous drives and camps in educational Institutions, corporates and residential areas since its inception in year 2009.[10] These campaigns had resulted in creating considerable awareness in society among youngsters and professionals.[10] The campaigns helped in increasing the number of volunteer donors for donating blood stem cells to save the life of an unrelated patient.[10] Currently[when?] DATRI is India's largest adult unrelated blood stem cells donors registry with more than 5 lakhs registered volunteer donors[6] and has facilitated around 1074 donations to date including donations from International patients and also serviced patients from over 125 hospitals from across world.[10]
Awards and recognition
editDATRI has received several recognition for their work. The most notable award DATRI has received is the Global NGO Excellence Award under the Best Healthcare NGO category in 2018. other awards they received include
2016:
- GuideStar India Transparency Key Award[21]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "Cycle rally for blood stem cell donation awareness". Deccan Chronicle. 10 January 2016.
- ^ Mukherjee, Saswati (18 February 2014). "Datri Blood Stem Cell Donors Registry -an NGO with countrywide operations celebrated successful completion of 50 unrelated blood stem cell donations in india". Times of India.
- ^ "Patients dying due to lack of stem cell, bone marrow donors". The Financial Express. 4 May 2014.
- ^ a b "വീഹയുടെ കുഞ്ഞുകൈകളെ അമീർ ലാപ്ടോപ്പിൽ തലോടി, രക്തബന്ധത്തിന്റെ ഉൾക്കുളിരുമായി..." ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ a b c "Healthcare experts stress the need to create awareness of blood stem cell donation and govt's pro-active role in India - Navjeevan Express". 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Blood Cancer is Curable". DATRI. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ a b Dutt, Anonna (24 February 2018). "Gift of life: Have you registered on the stem cells donors list?". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units". WMDA. 8 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "DATRI Facilitates the 500th Lifesaving Donation". Business Standard. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Ghani, Naaz (2 December 2019). "Datri celebrates 10 years of saving lives". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b Ranjani, Rajendra (29 March 2016). "Blood stem cell donor registry DATRI on their journey". The Hindu.
- ^ Lawate, Kartiki Nitin (20 December 2014). "Sunshine Story: Cured Leukaemia Patient Meets His Stem Cell Donor". mid-day.
- ^ Jyoti, Archana (22 February 2018). "Plan to set up central database of marrow donors". The Pioneer.
- ^ "HLA match likelihoods for Indian patients seeking unrelated donor transplantation grafts: a population-based study" (PDF). The Lancet.
- ^ "Creating a lifeline through blood stem cell registry". Business Line.
- ^ "He provides lifeline with blood stem cell registry". The Times of India.
- ^ Yadav, Umesh (12 June 2015). "Stem cell registry startup in Bengaluru connects donor, receiver". The Economic Times.
- ^ SpotboyE. "Ranbir Kapoor, Sonali Bendre Approached To Be The Face Of An NGO That Helps Patients Suffering From Blood Cancer". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ Sampath, Janani (14 September 2015). "DATRI to hold World Marrow Donor Day rally in Chennai on Sept 19". The Times of India.
- ^ "GuideStar India Foundation Level Winners- GuideStar India Transparency Key Certified NGOs". GuideStar India.