Spread hope: Blood stem cell donation can save my life

Blood stem cell transplants are often the only hope to treat blood cancers and disorders in Mzansi. On this episode of Sisters Without Shame Thabo Maleka who lives with aplastic anaemia and Unathi Mtengwana, a blood cancer fighter detail their journey’s searching for blood stem donation.

Maleka from Polokwane and Mtengwana from Zeereust have spent more time in hospitals than outside of them waiting for life saving stem cell matches.

According to DKMS Africa, up to 70 percent of blood cancer and blood disorder sufferers require a blood stem cell donation from a non-related donor. However, a general lack of information and education are major barriers preventing eligible potential donors from registering on the global registry.