Donor job protection
Answering the call to save a life should not impact your job
Donor job protection
Answering the call to save a life should not impact your job
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Why is a national solution needed?
Only 1 in 10 donors reside in the same state as their recipient match. Current donor leave policies vary from state to state. A national solution is needed to ensure that all patients have equal access to transplant, regardless of where their donor works or resides.
Life-saving Stories
NMDP donor Claire’s employer was very supportive during the process of her donation. At first, she thought she would need to use her personal sick leave to complete her bone marrow donation, but she soon learned that Washington State employees could use up to 40 hours every 2 years for life-giving procedures.
Since Claire’s donation, that allotment has increased. Now employees can take up to 30 days of leave. “I am so lucky I was able to save a life because of my access to leave, and every donor should be able to do the same.”
About Be The Match
Be The Match is a global leader working every day to save lives through cellular therapy. For people with life-threatening blood cancers—like leukemia and lymphoma—or other blood disorders like sickle cell, a cure exists. Be The Match connects patients with a matching donor for a life-saving blood stem cell transplant. The Be The Match Registry® is the most diverse registry in the world and includes both adult donors willing to donate to a stranger in need and stored cord blood units. In addition, Be The Match provides patients and their families one-on-one support, education, and guidance before, during and after transplant. Be The Match is also a global leader in research through the CIBMTR® (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research®)—a collaboration with Medical College of Wisconsin, investing in and managing research studies that improve patient outcomes and advance the future of care.