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May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors

May 31st, 2012 by Nir Alon
Nir Alon
Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
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May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
01/08
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File photo - A young man of western ‘Ashkenazi’ descent, not specifically targeted in current stem cell donor drive for eastern ethnic groups, takes advantage of the opportunity to give a saliva sample and to be included in the stem cell registry.
May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
02/08
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File photo - Stem cell donor recruitment campaign poster at Malcha Shopping Mall features photos of Bar Simon, Yosef Krichli, Nissim Mushayov and Chanit Elbaz, all desperately in need of a suitable stem cell donor.
May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
03/08
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File photo - Chen (L), a young man of Yemenite descent, fills required forms in order to give a saliva sample for the stem cell donation registry, and to be checked for bone marrow compatibility with patients who require his donation.
May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
04/08
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File photo - Chen, a young man of Yemenite descent, gives a saliva sample for the stem cell donation registry, to be checked for bone marrow compatibility with patients who require his donation.
May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
05/08
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File photo - Chen, a young man of Yemenite descent, gives a saliva sample for the stem cell donation registry, to be checked for bone marrow compatibility with patients who require his donation.
May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
06/08
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File photo - Volunteer donors line up to register for giving saliva samples to be included in the stem cell registry in a donor recruitment drive run by Ezer Mizion, a non-profit health support organization, at the Malcha Shopping Mall.
May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
07/08
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File photo - Tehila (L), of Yemenite descent and Ayelet Hashachar (R), of Tunisian descent, fill necessary forms prior to giving saliva samples for the stem cell registry in a donor drive run by Ezer Mizion, a non-profit health support organization.
May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
08/08
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File photo - Tehila (L), of Yemenite descent and Ayelet Hashachar (R), of Tunisian descent, use swabs inside their cheeks to give saliva samples for the stem cell registry in a donor drive run by Ezer Mizion, a non-profit health support organization.
  • May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
  • May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
  • May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
  • May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
  • May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
  • May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
  • May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
  • May stem cell campaign finds 28 life saving donors
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Stem cell donor recruitment drive in May 2012, focused specifically on donors from the Iraqi, Yemenite, Georgian, Bukharan, Caucasian, Kurdish and Ethiopian ethnic groups, finds 28 potential life saving donors. All photos dated: 31-May-2012.

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Nir Alon
Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
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