International
Al-Monitor Reporter Cale Salih shared the difficulty of finding a matching donor for blood cancer patients of Arab descent. The article highlighted the story of Suleika Jauad, a 24-year-old mixed-ethnicity writer who needed a transplant and was lucky to find a matching donor in her brother. Dr. Amal Bishara, an Israeli Arab who launched an Arab bone marrow donor registry in 2008, provided insights on the successes and challenges of increasing the number of donors from the Arab community. Nadya Dutchin, National Account Executive for Be The Match, was interviewed for the story and provided information about how patients are matched with donors.