Fight Cancer Foundation was instrumental in establishing the Australia Bone Marrow Donor Registry and the BMDI Cord Blood Bank, giving thousands of people around the world a second chance at life.
We continue to be involved in both the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry and BMDI Cord Blood Bank, and are humbled to see first-hand the life-saving impact these resources have on blood cancer patients from here in Australia and overseas.
Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry
In 1990, Fight Cancer Foundation (then Bone Marrow Donor Institute) established the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry in direct response to community need.
Today over 200,000 donors are registered and the internationally-linked registry provides access to more than 28 million registered donors worldwide.
The Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry provides a second chance at life for the 70% of blood and immune disorder patients unable to find a suitable bone marrow donor match from a relative.
BMDI Cord Blood Bank
In September 1996, Fight Cancer Foundation (then Bone Marrow Donor Institute) established the BMDI Cord Blood Bank. It was only the second public cord blood bank in Australia.
Working closely with the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry, the BMDI Cord Blood Bank sources and provides cord blood for patients needing a stem cell transplant for treatment of blood cancers and other life-threatening illnesses.
The BMDI Cord Blood Bank operates as a partnership between Fight Cancer Foundation, the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.
