Many types of Leukemias(blood cancers) and some other non-cancerous diseases such as thalassemia, some types of anaemia, immunodeficiency disorders, etc. require bone marrow transplant as a therapy. Depending on the underlying condition, age, condition of the vital organs, the recovery rate is generally good particularly in the non-cancerous diseases.
Bone marrow is the soft, spongy area in the centre of some of the larger bones of the body. The marrow produces all of the different cells that make up the blood, such as red blood cells, white blood cells (of many different types), and platelets. All of these cells develop from a type of precursor cell found in the bone marrow, called a hematopoietic stem cell. Earlier bone marrow aspiration was done as a surgical procedure. Presently, it is commonly done through peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) donation, which is a non-surgical procedure done in an outpatient clinic. PBSC donors receive daily injections of a drug called Filgrastim for five days, to increase the number of blood-forming cells in the bloodstream. Then, through a process called apheresis, the donor's blood is removed through a needle in one arm and passed through a machine that separates out the blood-forming cells.
The remaining blood is returned to the donor. The donation of the bone marrow is done only if the donor and the recipient are HLA matched through a process called HLA typing. Nitte University along with Bangalore Medical College Development Trust(BMCDT) - Infosys Bone Marrow Registry conducted BMR Awareness Programme and Donor Registration in its constituent colleges through National Service Scheme (NSS). This programme was spread over 4 days, 11th -12th and 18th -19th November 2016 in Deralakatte. The inauguration of the programme was conducted on 18th November, 2016 at K.S.Hegde Medical Academy. Dr. K M Srinivas Gowda, Chairman of BMCDT spoke on the necessity of having a Bone Marrow Registry for the Indian subcontinent as the probability of getting a HLA matched donor for an Indian origin bone marrow recipient is higher in the same population. Prof. Dr. Satheesh Kumar Bhandary, Dean, KSHEMA in his address stressed on the need of the youngsters to develop a “service oriented nature” and work towards a better society. Dr. Sumalatha R Shetty, Professor in the department of Anaesthesiology and NSS Coordinator of
Nitte University welcomed the guests and spoke on NSS and its impact on the community. Prof. Dr. Krishna Nayak, Dean, ABSMIDS, Major Dr. Shivakumar Hiremath, Medical Superintendent, Justice K S Hegde Hospital and Prof. Dr. Jayaprakash Shetty, Registrar, KSHEMA, and other faculties of constituent colleges of Nitte University were present on this occasion. NSS volunteers of Nitte Institute of Architecture, Nitte Institute of Communication, Nitte Gulabi Shetty Memorial Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte Institute of Physiotherapy and Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research attended this programme on a staged basis. More than 1200 faculty and students registered as donors. Dr. K M Srinivas Gowda appreciated the enthusiasm of the volunteers and the NSS Programme Officer’s of constituent colleges and remarked that this was a record of maximum donor registration for any single university.
Bone marrow is the soft, spongy area in the centre of some of the larger bones of the body. The marrow produces all of the different cells that make up the blood, such as red blood cells, white blood cells (of many different types), and platelets. All of these cells develop from a type of precursor cell found in the bone marrow, called a hematopoietic stem cell. Earlier bone marrow aspiration was done as a surgical procedure. Presently, it is commonly done through peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) donation, which is a non-surgical procedure done in an outpatient clinic. PBSC donors receive daily injections of a drug called Filgrastim for five days, to increase the number of blood-forming cells in the bloodstream. Then, through a process called apheresis, the donor's blood is removed through a needle in one arm and passed through a machine that separates out the blood-forming cells.
The remaining blood is returned to the donor. The donation of the bone marrow is done only if the donor and the recipient are HLA matched through a process called HLA typing. Nitte University along with Bangalore Medical College Development Trust(BMCDT) - Infosys Bone Marrow Registry conducted BMR Awareness Programme and Donor Registration in its constituent colleges through National Service Scheme (NSS). This programme was spread over 4 days, 11th -12th and 18th -19th November 2016 in Deralakatte. The inauguration of the programme was conducted on 18th November, 2016 at K.S.Hegde Medical Academy. Dr. K M Srinivas Gowda, Chairman of BMCDT spoke on the necessity of having a Bone Marrow Registry for the Indian subcontinent as the probability of getting a HLA matched donor for an Indian origin bone marrow recipient is higher in the same population. Prof. Dr. Satheesh Kumar Bhandary, Dean, KSHEMA in his address stressed on the need of the youngsters to develop a “service oriented nature” and work towards a better society. Dr. Sumalatha R Shetty, Professor in the department of Anaesthesiology and NSS Coordinator of
Nitte University welcomed the guests and spoke on NSS and its impact on the community. Prof. Dr. Krishna Nayak, Dean, ABSMIDS, Major Dr. Shivakumar Hiremath, Medical Superintendent, Justice K S Hegde Hospital and Prof. Dr. Jayaprakash Shetty, Registrar, KSHEMA, and other faculties of constituent colleges of Nitte University were present on this occasion. NSS volunteers of Nitte Institute of Architecture, Nitte Institute of Communication, Nitte Gulabi Shetty Memorial Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte Institute of Physiotherapy and Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research attended this programme on a staged basis. More than 1200 faculty and students registered as donors. Dr. K M Srinivas Gowda appreciated the enthusiasm of the volunteers and the NSS Programme Officer’s of constituent colleges and remarked that this was a record of maximum donor registration for any single university.
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