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Life on the waiting list: Black stem cell donors urgently needed to save lives

It’s been two years since Health-e News first met Oreokame Sehularo from the Northern Cape. Two birthday celebrations later, and the 11-year-old, affectionately called “Oreo” by family and close friends, is still waiting for a life saving stem cell donation. …

Stem cell donors: Joy for one family, agony for the other

Over one year since the Mtengwane and Swanepoel families called on South Africans to register to become stem cell donors, only one of the two families had their prayers answered. The other family is still clinging to hope. Bomikazi…

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December 22, 2022

Black stem cell donors needed as Oreokame waits for miracle

With Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation & Leukaemia Awareness Month observed each year from 15 August to 15 October, the spotlight has been placed on people of colour living with cancer who face devastating consequences due to the low numbers of registered Black stem cell donors.

Life on the waiting list: Black stem cell donors urgently needed to save lives

Stem cell donors: Joy for one family, agony for the other

Black stem cell donors needed as Oreokame waits for miracle

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