Stem cell donors – Mother And Child Magazine

Against 1-in-100000 odds: Stem cell donor saves baby from ultra-rare disorder

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Baby Leo, a 1-year-old from Cape Town, has passed the critical 100-day milestone following a life-saving stem cell transplant – marking a major victory against MECOM-Associated Syndrome, a disorder so rare that only 23 cases exist worldwide. Diagnosed at 8 months old with what is believed to be South Africa’s first case of MECOM-Associated Syndrome, […]

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Critical need for young male donors: SABMR issues plea amid widening gap

The South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR) is urgently appealing to young men aged 16–35 to register as stem cell donors, as their critical underrepresentation is costing lives. Despite being the most effective donors – offering better transplant outcomes and fewer complications – young men make up only 8.9% of registered donors in the country,