DATRI is a non-profit organization that has been set up to help save lives of those suffering from life threatening disorders like leukemia, lymphoma etc. With very few registered donors available in India, the possibility of finding a match for an Indian anywhere in the world is very bleak. DATRI is working towards creating a wide and diverse database of potential donors that can be accessed by any patient, living anywhere in the world, in need of a stem cell transplant.

2. What is the PROBLEM?
10,000 babies are born with Thalassemia in India
104,239 cases of Blood Cancer (Leukemia) diagnosed
in 2010
Over 100 fatal blood disorders exist in the world

3. What is the CuRE?
BLOOD STEM CELL
TRANSPLANT

4. What do the following people have in Common?

5. All of them have GIFTed A Life by donating their
Blood Stem Cells!

6. Non-contagious
Cardiovascular & Kidney infections
DiabetesCancer,
Contagious
Bacterial,Viral and
Other Microbial Proliferation
Types of diseases

7. The ongoing battle
Cancer
Bladder Cancer
Breast Cancer
Colon Cancer
Endometrial Cancer
Kidney Cancer
Lung Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Melanoma
Leukemia

8. Via new blood stem
cells
Leukemia is Curable!

9. Red Blood Cells White Blood Cells Platelets
What are blood stem cells?

10. Successful transplant requires a genetic typing match
Patient Donor
&
Between
+

11. Donor
Odds of finding a donor
within the family
25
%

12. Peripheral Blood
21
Sources of Adult Blood Stem Cells
Bone Marrow

13. 50 donor registries around
the world
Accounting for over 20 million donors. Impressive numbers.

14. 50 donor registries around
the world
But amongst these donors are just a small % of Indians

15. Founded by
Raghu
Rajagopal,
Dr. Nezih
Cereb,
Dr. Soo Young
Yang
Care to
be aSavior?

16. DATRI is working towards creating a diverse
database of potential donors that can be
accessed by any patient, living anywhere in
the world, in need of a stem-cell transplant
DATRI’s - MISSION

17. We envision a global society in which every
patient in need of life saving blood stem
cells, is provided with an opportunity to find
a genetically matched , willing donor.
DATRI’s - VISION

18. DATRI Blood Stem Cell Donors Regist
DATRI was founded in 2009 formed as a non-profit
and registered as section 25 company
Over 48000 donors in the registry
Registered with BMDW
(Bone Marrow Donor Worldwide) www.bmdw.org
Member of WMDA – World Marrow Donor Association
80 G Exemption for Income Tax benefit
PBSC Donations facilitated in 9 Hospitals in India
50 unrelated donations facilitated

19. Donation is a strictly voluntary process
You are between the ages of 18 to 50
You are void of
Hepatitis
AIDS
Any other serious blood disorder

20. Care to
be aSavior?
Your act of kindness today
Can help someone reclaim their tomorrow

24. Procedure to become a volunteer
donor
Attend awareness session Fill up an Application form
Sign a Consent formBuccal swab procedure
Have to re m ain a co m m itte d do no r tillthe ag e o f 6 0
HLA Typing

25. The MaTCHING Process
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Family
Relatives
Datri
Patient Donor HLA Match
Patient seeks suitable Donor / HLA Match
Contact Donor
From Datri

26. 2 3
Procedure for donation
4 5
HLA Confirmatory Typing Pre-Screening Mobilization process
PBSC Donation (3-4 hours)
1
Harvested PBSC for treatment
+

27. REITERATE - STEP 1 – Become a
registered donor
• Your first step towards saving a life
• Go through the awareness session
• Fill up an application form
• Sign a consent form
• Give 4 cheek cell samples (buccal swab)
• Get a unique id number

28. STEP 2 – If you are a match
• A )Give a sample of blood
• B) Go through a master health check up
• C) Donate PBSC (Peripheral Blood Stem Cells)
after taking an injection for 5 days
• YOU HAVE GIVEN THE GREATEST GIFT in YOUR
LIFE – THE GIFT OF LIFE

29. Go ahead, bleed for a
cause.