Am I eligible to donate ?

Healthy individuals who fulfil the following basic requirements have the opportunity to register as a stem cell donor

How can I contribute ?

Our initial goal is to build a database of 10,000 donors and raise funds to cover the testing and profile creation for each donor.

SLSCDR

Our Vision

To be a life-saving resource for patients in need of stem cell transplants, offering them renewed hope and fostering a healthier future for all Sri Lankans

SLSCDR

Our Mission

Our mission is to ensure accessibility and inclusivity for all Sri Lankans by creating and expanding a diverse donor pool, raising public awareness about stem cell donation, enhancing patient care, promoting local and international collaboration, and upholding high ethical and medical standards.

Sri Lanka Stem Cell Donor Registry

Current Status

Sri Lanka Stem Cell Donor Registry (SLSCDR) is a project by Ministry of Health Sri Lanka, and National Blood Transfusion Service Sri Lanka (NBTS), It was launched on July 14th 2024 along with World Blood Donor Day National Event at Nelum Pokuna Rangahala.

Since then pledged donors have been recruited island wide via online platforms and at the blood banks and blood donation campaigns of NBTS.

SLSCDR was revamped as “Praana” following collaboration with Sri Lanka College of Transfusion Physicians and Manusath Derena on 13th of October 2024 aiming to increase awareness of the registry island wide and expand the recruitment process by organizing mass promotional drives.

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18% of the target

Ultimate Target for SLSCDR

Recruitment and maintain a donor pool of 1% of the population of Sri Lanka.