Archive · 13 Nov 2025
Give Life Foundation and Amrita Hospital Faridabad Expand Bone Marrow Donor Registry
Imagine a special blood bank where people can sign up to help others who are very sick with certain blood diseases.
This is called a bone marrow donor registry.
Two organizations, Give Life Foundation from the U.S. and Amrita Hospital in India, are working together.
They signed a promise to make India's donor list much bigger.
They are also starting a new program called 'Swab for Life' to help more people learn about donating and sign up.
Right now, many people in India get sick with blood problems, but there aren't enough people on the donor list to help them.
This new plan hopes to change that by teaching everyone how important it is to donate.
They want to make sure that if someone needs a transplant, they can get the help they need, no matter where they live.
This team-up is like a big hug across the world, trying to save as many lives as possible.
Give Life Foundation and Amrita Hospital Faridabad have signed an MOU to expand India's bone marrow donor registry.
A nationwide 'Swab for Life' campaign will be launched to encourage voluntary bone marrow donor registrations.
The partnership aims to address the critical gap between blood disorder diagnoses and registered stem cell donors in India.
The 'Swab for Life' campaign is scheduled to launch in 2026 at Amrita Hospital Faridabad.
Give Life Foundation will manage funding and advocacy, while Amrita Hospital will focus on clinical care and patient education.
- Who
- Give Life Foundation and Amrita Hospital Faridabad
- What
- Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand India's bone marrow donor registry and launch the 'Swab for Life' campaign.
- When
- MOU signed recently, with the campaign set to launch in 2026.
- Where
- Faridabad, Haryana, India and US.
- Why
- To address the critical gap in India's bone marrow donor registry and increase access to life-saving bone marrow transplants for patients.
- Organization 1
- Give Life Foundation (US-based nonprofit)
- Organization 2
- Amrita Hospital Faridabad (Asia's largest private healthcare institution)
- Objective
- Strengthen India’s bone marrow donor registry and launch 'Swab for Life' campaign
- Current Situation
- Approx. 1.2 million blood disorder diagnoses annually in India, fewer than 7 million registered stem cell donors.
- Campaign Launch
- Scheduled for 2026 at Amrita Hospital Faridabad
- Give Life Foundation Role
- Lead funding and advocacy in India and US
- Amrita Hospital Role
- Provide clinical care and patient education