DATRI

DATRI (meaning 'donor' in Sanskrit)[1] is a not-for-profit organization registered in 2009 as a Section 8 company under the Government of India.[2] DATRI is the nation's largest unrelated blood stem cell donors registry,[3] which helps patients with blood cancer and other fatal blood disorders to find an HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) matched donor to undergo Blood Stem Cell Transplant.[4] Blood stem cell transplant is a chance of cure for patients suffering from blood cancer and other severe blood disorders. As of September 2019, DATRI has more than 4.6 lakhs voluntary donors registered and it has facilitated 728 transplants worldwide.[5][6][7] DATRI operates in 10 major cities in India.[1]

DATRI Blood Stem Cell Donors Registry
Founded2009
TypeNGO
FocusWorks for patients suffering from the blood cancer, Aplastic Anemia, Thalassemia and other severe blood disorders.
Location
Area served
Global
Key people
Raghu Rajagopal
(Co-founder & CEO)
Dr. Nezih Cereb
(Co-founder & Chairperson)
Dr. Soo Young Yang
(Co-founder & Director)
Darasing Khurana
(Brand Ambassador)
Websitedatri.org

History

DATRI was founded by Dr. Nezih Cereb, Dr. Soo Young Yang and Raghu Rajagopal in 2009.[8][6][9] The NGO works with a mission to save the lives of patients suffering from Blood Cancer, Aplastic Anemia, Thalassemia and other severe blood disorders.[10][11][12][13][8][14] In 2017 the foundation appointed Darasing Khurana, who has been Mr. India International in 2017, as its Brand Ambassador.[15]

DATRI is a registered member of World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) and lists the HLA typing information anonymously in Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide (BMDW), a search program of WMDA available to Transplant Centers globally.[16][2]

Awards and recognition

DATRI 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[17]

See also

References
  1. P, Suraksha (26 August 2018). "Undeterred by paralysis, this Bengaluru man now drives an auto for a cause". The New Indian Express.
  2. "Cycle rally for blood stem cell donation awareness". Deccan Chronicle. 10 January 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. "Patients dying due to lack of stem cell, bone marrow donors". The Financial Express. 4 May 2014.
  5. "Blood Cancer is Curable". DATRI. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  6. Dutt, Anonna (24 February 2018). "Gift of life: Have you registered on the stem cells donors list?". Hindustan Times.
  7. "Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units". WMDA. 8 October 2018.
  8. Ranjani, Rajendra (29 March 2016). "Blood stem cell donor registry DATRI on their journey". The Hindu.
  9. Lawate, Kartiki Nitin (20 December 2014). "Sunshine Story: Cured Leukaemia Patient Meets His Stem Cell Donor". mid-day.
  10. Jyoti, Archana (22 February 2018). "Plan to set up central database of marrow donors". The Pioneer.
  11. "HLA match likelihoods for Indian patients seeking unrelated donor transplantation grafts: a population-based study" (PDF). The Lancet.
  12. "Creating a lifeline through blood stem cell registry". Business Line.
  13. "He provides lifeline with blood stem cell registry". The Times of India.
  14. Yadav, Umesh (12 June 2015). "Stem cell registry startup in Bengaluru connects donor, receiver". The Economic Times.
  15. SpotboyE. "Ranbir Kapoor, Sonali Bendre Approached To Be The Face Of An NGO That Helps Patients Suffering From Blood Cancer- EXCLUSIVE". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  16. Sampath, Janani (14 September 2015). "DATRI to hold World Marrow Donor Day rally in Chennai on Sept 19". The Times of India.
  17. "GuideStar India Foundation Level Winners- GuideStar India Transparency Key Certified NGOs". GuideStar India.

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