Bone marrow donors needed to save a life in Cyprus

SAVE A LIFE today by simply visiting your nearest hospital, to give blood in order to find a bone marrow donor for a young woman in need of a transplant.

The procedure will only take a few minutes and is open to anyone.

The Karaiskakio Foundation will also be setting up a mobile unit in Nicosia and Limassol on the following dates.

Nicosia: September 28, between 12-2pm at TSERIOTIS CONSUMER GOODS Central Offices in Latsia.

Limassol: October 10, between 12-2pm at UNICARS & TCG Offices in Zakaki.

This article was brought to you by the Cyprus Mail on 23rd September 2011

Find out more about how the bone marrow procedure works

Marrow donation is a surgical procedure which can be performed with either general or regional anesthesia, depending on individual cases. (Photo courtesy A3M)