Sun Life Financial is the latest sponsor to get behind the establishment first lessor public funds national bank of Canada's cord blood. Canada is the only G7 country without a national bank, but Canadian Blood Services hopes to change that before the end of the year.
Earlier this week, Sun Life announced their donation to Canadian Blood Services to support their "For all Canadians," fundraising campaign. A team of volunteers led by CBS CEO will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa next week to continue working to achieve its goal of $ 12.5 million. the Sun Life donation is welcomed support.
the number of Canadians waiting cell transplant stem potentially change the lives derived from umbilical cord blood or bone marrow is growing year by year. CBS is based on international registers to obtain samples for transplantation, but this process can be particularly difficult for diverse ethnic population of Canada. Dr. David Allan, clinical hematologist with Canadian blood Services, is concerned that the First Nations of Canada are underrepresented in the cord blood stem cell registries.
Many families choose the cord blood bank of their own baby with a family cord blood program, which provides them if access to the sample never their child is diagnosed with a fatal illness. In many hospitals donation to research is also a possibility. Dr. Allan said it is very important for all Canadians to know their options.
"There is a pressing need for these patients to have greater access to stem cell treatments. The generosity of Sun Life Financial will contribute to the creation of the national public umbilical blood bank cord and thus increase the chances of their patient's match. "
CBS hopes to reach its fundraising goal by the end of summer, and the official opening of the cord blood bank public in late 2013.