In 1998, Moshe Schayek, a young man desperate for a bone marrow transplant, turned to Ezer Mizion for assistance in finding a matching donor. Ezer Mizion’s Cancer Support Division helped his family coordinate a bone marrow drive, but no match was found among the 5,000 people who participated in the drive. Sadly, the young man died, but he left a legacy that has enabled other sick patients to live. The 5,000 potential donors who registered in that original drive formed the nucleus of the Ezer Mizion International Bone Marrow Donor Registry.
In July 2007, Ezer Mizion’s Bone Marrow Donor Registry celebrated a landmark as it passed the 300,000 mark!
As of March 1, 2008, the Registry has grown to include 338,263 potential donors! An incredible 67,185 of these potential donors are IDF recruits who joined the registry following a landmark agreement between Ezer Mizion and the Israel Defence Forces whereby new recruits routinely undergo testing as part of their induction process. Our aim is to increase the registry to 500,000 potential donors giving even more people the chance of finding a match.
To learn more about Ezer Mizion please visit our website, www.ezermizion.org.uk
