Activity – Thai National Stem Cell Donor Registry

“You might be 1 in 10,000 with the match stem cells as the patient.” Stem cell donation volunteers. Prepare to update information online.

Posted on 18 July 202218 July 2022 by Rungthip Kampithum

Volunteers who have signed up to donate stem cells, prepare to update your contact information in order not to miss a big opportunity because you might be 1 in 10,000 that has a stem cell match with a patient. Those who have registered as volunteers for stem cell donation from 2002 – 30^th September 2021 will receive a link via SMS and can update their contact information from January 15^th to March 15^th 2022 in order to increase the opportunity to follow up with donating their stem cells with HLA tissue that matches a patient. Volunteers with updated information also get a chance to win a fabric “Thank You Stem Cells Donor” bag out of the 200 prizes randomly selected from those who have updated their information online. The lucky list of winners will be announced on March 21^st 2022.

For those who are interested in volunteering to donate stem cells in order to give blood disease patients a chance at treatment, you can sign up along with donating blood for further collection of blood samples for HLA biopsy at:

The National Blood Centre of the Thai Red Cross Society, Tel 0 2256 4300
The 3th Regional Blood Centre in Chonburi Province, Tel 0 3827 8905
The 5th Regional Blood Centre in Nakhon Ratchasima, Tel 0 4493 8938
The 6th Regional Blood Centre in Khon Kaen, Tel 0 4342 4630-1
The 10th Regional Blood Centre in Chiang Mai, Tel 0 5341 8983-90

Watch this VIDEO through the end… you may find soulmates in stem cells transplant.

Posted on 18 July 202218 July 2022 by Rungthip Kampithum

Do you believe in fate? There is someone, somewhere in the world hoping that one day they will find someone with an HLA tissue match that could possibly help them cure their blood disease. There are currently over 290,000 people that are blood donors who have signed up to volunteer for stem cell donation but there have been only 457 matches found that were able to help treat patients.

Come and join to give another important opportunity for the other 2,407 blood disease patients who are still trying to find a stem cell match for a chance to receive a stem cell transplant. To donate blood and register as a stem cell donor, volunteer at:

The National Blood Centre of the Thai Red Cross Society, Tel 0 2256 4300
The 3th Regional Blood Centre in Chonburi Province, Tel 0 3827 8905
The 5th Regional Blood Centre in Nakhon Ratchasima, Tel 0 4493 8938
The 6th Regional Blood Centre in Khon Kaen, Tel 0 4342 4630-1
The 10th Regional Blood Centre in Chiang Mai, Tel 0 5341 8983-90

To be part of the World Marrow Donor Thanks Day on Live Stream 24 h.

Posted on 18 July 202218 July 2022 by Rungthip Kampithum

The National Blood Center of the Thai Red Cross Society, has been the only organization responsible for procuring stem cell donors who are not related to the patients since 2002. They have been able to recruit 299,628 volunteers for stem cell donation, but there have only been 457 people who can actually donate to patients even though there are still 2,346 hematopoietic stem cell transfusions patients waiting to be transplanted. There was a campaign at the National Blood Center to recruit more volunteers to donate stem cells as well as organize the 7^th annual event for World Marrow Donor Day 2021 with the idea of celebrating in a stream with the WMDA through the WMDD YouTube channel around the world. This would let people around the world show their gratitude to stem cell donors and stem cell donation volunteers who has given patients with blood diseases the opportunity for stem cell transplantation therapy.

Come and be part of the World Marrow Donor Day 2021 Appreciation Day and watch a video about the true story of the miracle stem cell pair.

The video will be shown around the world via a 24 h. live stream on the 18^th September 2021 at 1:00pm – 4.00pm ICT and on the 19^th of September 2021 at 9:00am – 12.00pm ICT.

Stem cell donation increases the opportunity of treating patients with blood diseases on World Marrow Donor Day.

Posted on 18 July 202218 July 2022 by Rungthip Kampithum

The National Blood Center is inviting blood donors to register as volunteers to donate stem cells for the occasion of 2021’s World’s Stem Cell Donor Day during the 13^th -18^th of September 2021 at the National Blood Center or at the other 4 national blood service sectors in Chon Buri, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen and Chiang Mai. Blood donors ready to register as volunteers to donate stem cells will receive a “Thank You Stem Cells Donor T-shirt” as a souvenir.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dutjai Chaiwanichsiri, Director of the National Blood Center of the Thai Red Cross Society, said that organizing the World Stem Cell Donor Day was set up on the 3rd Saturday of September each year as specified by the World Marrow Donor Association. This year, it falls on September 18^th, 2021 as thanks to all stem cell donors and volunteers who have signed up to donate. It is also a celebration of the success of more than 38 million stem cell donation volunteers around the world. The event was first organized in 2015 with more than 55 countries participating.

In Thailand, the National Blood Center of the Thai Red Cross Society was commissioned by the Medical Council to establish the “National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank” to provide volunteers for hematopoietic stem cell donors, or stem cells who from non-relatives to the patients. The stem cells given to patients must also be of high quality in order to meet international standards in order to be a registration center, which has been met since 2002. Currently, there are 299,628 volunteers for stem cell donation in Thailand, but only 457 people have actually donated to patients. There are still 2,407 patients waiting for stem cell transplants to treat their blood diseases such as acute leukemia, chronic leukemia, Thalassemia, bone marrow atrophy, Lymphoma, etc.

In modern medicine, stem cell transplantation is used as a way to treat diseases, it is an alternative treatment for patients with hematological diseases to permanently get rid of these diseases. However, becoming a stem cell donor is difficult due to finding a stem cell donor with an HLA tissue that matches that of a patient is very rare. Since biological siblings have a 1 in 4 chance of a match, they must use stem cells from non-relatives which has a very low chance of being found, with the odds being at only 1 in 10,000. Therefore, the campaign to find more volunteers to donate stem cells are vital as it will increase the chances of treatment for more patients.

As for this year’s activities, there is an emphasis on awareness campaigns through the media and online sources. It invites blood donors and people who are interested to join the activities on World Stem Cell Donor Day Week 2021 as follows:

• Donate blood and register as a stem cell donor volunteer and receive a “Thank You Stem Cells Donor” t-shirt between 13^th-18^th of September, 2021.

• Experience the miracle of stem cell treatments that gives a new life to patients in online forums called, “Donating stem cells can save the world from crisis” on September 15, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. via Live Stream: Facebook Fanpage ศูนย์บริการโลหิตแห่งชาติ สภากาชาดไทย. There are also a lot of knowledge about stem cell donation / opportunities to listen to direct experiences from patients and donors / hear about some patient’s feelings after receiving a stem cell transplant / a Q&A where there are prizes.

“Mario Maurer” would like to be another chance for a blood disorders patient.

Posted on 18 July 202218 July 2022 by Rungthip Kampithum

(30^th April 2021) Mr. Mario Maurer, a famous actor in Thailand came and joined in donating blood at the National Blood Centre of the Thai Red Cross Society in order to help patients during the blood shortage crisis from the current COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Maurer has also registered to volunteer for stem cell donation to collect blood samples for HLA tissue testing as another opportunity for patients with blood diseases who are waiting on stem cell transplants from donors with the same type of tissue.

“Just one blood sample can give someone a second chance at life.”

For people who are interested in registering to donate stem cells, you can sign up along with donating blood for further collection of blood samples for HLA biopsy at:

The National Blood Centre of the Thai Red Cross Society, Tel 0 2256 4300
The 3th Regional Blood Centre in Chonburi Province, Tel 0 3827 8905
The 5th Regional Blood Centre in Nakhon Ratchasima, Tel 0 4493 8938
The 6th Regional Blood Centre in Khon Kaen, Tel 0 4342 4630-1
The 10th Regional Blood Centre in Chiang Mai, Tel 0 5341 8983-90

Thailand World Marrow Donor Day 2020

Posted on 03 May 202103 May 2021 by N.sysit

World Marrow Donor Day was set up by World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) to let all the countries arranges a campaign to thank stem cell volunteer donors around the world. At present, there are over 38 million volunteers registered as a stem cell volunteer donor. Since 2002, Thai National Stem Cell Donor Registry (TSCDR), National Blood Centre, Thai Red Cross Society is assigned by The Medical Council of Thailand to provide matched unrelated stem cell volunteer donors for the patients by establishing Thai National Stem Cell Donor Registry (TSCDR). Over 18 years, there were 265,605 volunteers registered as a stem cell volunteer donor. Altogether, there were 1,872 Thai patients requested for searching matched unrelated stem cell donor and 398 donors donated stem cell to the patients.

The National Blood Centre, the Thai Red Cross Society, has organized a World Stem Cell Donor Week from 7 – 19 September 2020 to celebrate the success of obtaining more than 38 million stem cell donors worldwide. Also, to show the appreciation to stem cell donors and stem cell donating volunteers. This year, Thai National Stem Cell Donor Registry, arranged a special activity to thank those who donated stem cells to patients which led to stem cell transplant treatments. On September 13, 2020, the Special activity was a “Buddhist merit-making trip to thank the stem cell donors” bringing the stem cell donors and also stem cell followers over 110 persons to trace back the history of Ayutthaya. This included visiting the Bang Pa-in Palace, making merit, paying homage to the Buddha image, exploring the history of the Portuguese community during the Ayutthaya period and having lunch by the river with a special surprise “thank you letter” from patients who received a stem cell transplant from a stem cell donor. Before the end the trip, the donors were brought to visit the famous Ayutthaya market, the Khong Khong market. To be a stem cell donation volunteer you can register at Thai National Stem Cell Donor Registry, the National Blood Centre, the Thai Red Cross Society and the four Regional Blood Centres (Chonburi, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and Nakhon Ratchasima). To Celebrate the World Stem Cell donor day, participants will receive “working to find a true stem cell partner” shopping bag as a souvenir. There were 1,516 participants registered in this activity, and 1,012 volunteers who donated stem cells previously who visited the activity and donated blood. There were also an activity for stem cell donors, stem cell donating volunteers, and blood donors to join on the Facebook Fan page of the National Blood Centre, the Thai Red Cross Society, such as check-in photography with the hashtag #WMDD2020 #thankyoudonor, and activities to change their Facebook profile picture frames in 2 styles, in order to show the world that “I am a stem cell donation volunteer” and “THANK YOU STEM CELLS DONOR 2020”, those who participated could also receive a lucky souvenir. There were 468 people that participated in this activity. In addition, Thai National Stem Cell Donor Registry also arranged the Thank You Donor activity on Social Media to raise awareness about stem cell donation to help patients with blood disease with 3 online exhibitions:

Series 1 – What are Stem Cells,

Series 2 – Finding a true partner … from a stem cell donation volunteer, and

Series 3 – Stem cell transplantation, a way to create new life for patients with blood disease.

It was viewed more than 80,097 times, including a VDO to invite people to celebrate World Stem Cell Donor Day and to thank stem cell donors and stem cell donation volunteers who helped increase treatment opportunities for patients with blood disease. The VDO has more than 52,009 views.