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The function of the Bedomaich Chayi Cord Blood Bank

Cord blood donations are collected in the Bikur Cholim hospital and in the Shaare Zedek medical center, both in Jerusalem. Bedomaich Chayi employs professional, trained staff to collect the cord blood in delivery rooms around the clock.

All cord blood in the Bedomaich Chayi bank is collected, processed, tested and typed in accordance with national and international standards, and listed in the BMDW through the Hadassah bone-marrow and cord-blood registry. The Hadassah registry lists cord-blood units from the Bedomaich Chayi cord-blood bank and from the MDA public cord-blood bank.

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Activities of the Public Cord Blood Bank in Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Cord blood donations are tested at Shaare Zedek Medical Center's labs of hematology, blood bank, immunology and microbiology. An average of 1,100 babies are born in Shaare Zedek every month. The diverse population which uses the hospital makes it ideal for public cord blood collection. Collection began in August 2007.

Bikur Cholim Hospital

eteran hospital in central Jerusalem

The first hospital to join cord blood collection, in January 2006, at the initiative of Dr. Rephael Pollack, then medical director of the hospital and the current managing director.

Hadassa Ein Kerem Medical Center

Activities of the Public Cord Blood Bank in Hadassa Ein Kerem Medical Center

Cord blood donations are tested at Hadassa Ein Kerem Medical Center's labs of virology, microbiology, Hepatitis and liver and tissue typing. accreditation and more.

Mayanei HaYeshua Medical Center

The hospital with the highest international Jewish birth rate

An average of 750 births a month! Mayanei HaYeshua joined cord blood collection in August 2006. The project is headed by Dr. Linda Harel, Deputy Director in charge of the Delivery Rooms, whose unparalleled devotion to the cause had her personally collecting hundreds of units. She is very active in promoting the public bank.

Registering Cord Blood in the International Registry

Registering Israeli Cord Blood in BMDW, the International Registry

Registration of the public cord blood banks – Bedomaich Chayi and Magen David Adom, is performed by the Tissue Typing lab at Hadassa Ein Kerem Medical Center. Tissue typing is also done at this lab for public cord blood banks in Israel.

ICBB

A non-profit organization for the public cord blood banks in Israel

The ICBB, directed by Shelly Kapusta, is actively promoting public cord blood banks in Israel.
Mrs. Shelly Kapusta, herself a bone marrow recipient, sees the organization's activities as a personal mission for the benefit of Israelis and all humanity.
Part of the organization's activities include: support and promoting the founding of public cord blood banks in Israel, initiating and promoting the Cord Blood Law that was passed in the Knesset in 1997. The law is supposed to regulate public and private bank activity, and to fund 1,000 cord blood donations a year for the public banks.

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Professor Eliane Gluckman of France, one of the leading hematologists worldwide who pioneered cord blood transplanting in 1988, visited the Bedomaich Chayi Cord Blood Bank.

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Cancer - Leukemia Incidence Tables. 2000-2007.

Professor Eliane Gluckman visit

Professor Eliane Gluckman of France, one of the leading hematologists worldwide who pioneered cord blood transplanting in 1988, visited the Bedomaich Chayi Cord Blood Bank.

A salute for the public cord blood banks in Israel

For the first time, the public cord cell banks of Israel were saluted in a special ceremony at the Knesset.

Or Yosipov

The national search for a bone-marrow donor for Or Yosipov - underscores the dire necessity of national cord-blood bank.

Tissue Typing Matches in 2010

In the year 2010, over 50 ! matches were found in the Bedomaich Chayi Cord Blood Registry, for patients around the world.

Unable to find bone marrow match

A Sacramento teenager, Katie Cramer (16), with a fatal blood disease has died despite her mother's unsuccessful efforts to find a bone marrow match in China.

The Presidential Award for the year 2010

was awarded to the Executive Director of ICBB.

Summary of Transplantation Results 2008

Summary of Activity and Transplantation Results of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation in 2008.

The Shield of the Ministry of Health for the year 2010

was awarded to the Board of ICBB in the Knesset.

State finds funds for cord-blood banks

Transplant May Reverse Type 1 Diabetes

A minimally invasive transplant could reverse type 1 diabetes in millions of people. Only a few medical centers in the world do this experimental procedure, including one in the Bay Area.

Two units of umbilical cord blood 'reduce leukemia recurrence risk'

Israel National Cancer Registry - Leukemia

Cancer - Leukemia Incidence Tables. 2000-2007.

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Or Yosipov

The national search for a bone-marrow donor for Or Yosipov - underscores the dire necessity of national cord-blood bank.

Katie Cramer

Katie Cramer, 16. A Sacramento teenager with a fatal blood disease has died despite her mother's unsuccessful efforts to find a bone marrow match.

Amit Kadosh

In 2008, Amit Kadosh, 7 years old, was diagnoised with leukemia. She was flown to the U.S. where she received a stem cell transplant. Amit is now healthy and back home.

Hi, I'm Hodaya.

I have acute leukemia. My mixed descent and rare ethnic group make for a very rare tissue type. Project Hodaya was born after The Public Cord Blood Bank stepped forward to help me.

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The public cord blood bank "Bedomayich Chayi" was founded as a humanitarian universal voluntary organization. Our goal is to provide bone marrow transplants to those who are not represented by public international cord blood banks. In addition, we provide a parent's guide with all the necessary information about the cord blood and its donation. All data is for informative purposes only. A doctor should be consulted for medical guidance.