The Cure is in us! - A National Humanitarian Campaign

"The Cure is in us!" -
A National Humanitarian Campaign

The campaign was launched on Ana's birthday, March 28, 2007, with the grand opening of the public cord blood bank at the Rebro hospital, in Zagreb.

On the same day, the second big humanitarian concert for the Ana Rukavina Foundation was held in Osijek... more »

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1000 new donor samples tissue typed 18.08.2010

In the period from July 16th to August 16th 2010, 1000 new potential donor samples of bone marrow and stem cells have been tissue typed using the DNK method for HLA (HLA - Human leukocyte antigen) A, B and DRB1! » more

Number of HLA tissue typed blood samples increased by 700 new samples 19.07.2010

700 new donor blood samples have been tissue typed. The Registry now lists 15,875 HLA tissue typed donors which are able to be searched for genetic compatibility and tissue tolerance between the donor and the patient who is awaiting bone marrow transplantation for treatment. » more

Best of the best 12.07.2010

Among the winners of the Top Scholarships, the Foundation’s volunteer, Neven Mihić, received special recognition: the “Top Scholarship Ivo Pukanić” award, bestowed by the collegium of the editorial board of Nacional in honor of the late Ivo Pukanić, who was one of authors behind the idea for the entire project. » more

A total of 700 blood samples tissue typed18.06.2010

700 new blood samples have been tissue typed, bringing the number of HLA tissue typed donors in the Registry up to 15,175. » more

400 new blood samples tissue typed 20.05.2010

The number of HLA tissue typed donor blood samples has gone up by 400. » more

Zagreb County supports “Brave Heart of Zagreb Ring” project 18.05.2010

Zagreb County supports the “Brave Heart of Zagreb Ring” project with a 10,000 kuna donation! » more

Matching stem cell donor found in the Croatian Registry for a patient in Croatia 13.05.2010

For the first time, the life of a patient in Croatia has been saved by way of a successful stem cell transplantation from a donor found in the Croatian Registry of voluntary bone marrow donors. Blood samples that were stored in the domestic Registry have helped Croatian patients suffering from leukemia, thereby fulfilling the mission of the Ana Rukavina Foundation. » more

SFeraKon 201022.04.2010

The 32nd Science Fiction Days – SFeraKon 2010 – will be held in Zagreb from April 23rd to 25th at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER). » more

Concert for Life – A great big thank you to all those involved in the project 01.04.2010

We hope that you all enjoyed the magnificence of Verdi's Requiem. From the bottom of our hearts we are truly grateful for your help and for raising the funds to continue HLA tissue typing of samples from voluntary bone marrow and stem cell donors! » more

Thunderous and subtle dedication to people that will never be forgotten 01.04.2010

The powers of the choirs, soloists and philharmonic orchestra were joined together in an impressive performance that will be remembered by all. » more

Concert for Life, March 31, 2010, Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall 29.03.2010

Humanitarian concert in memory of the premature deaths of two amazing people! » more

Towns of Dugo Selo and Sveti Ivan Zelina help the Foundation09.03.2010

At the press conference held earlier today in City Hall in Dugo Selo, Mayor Vlado Kruhak informed the Foundation’s representatives of the decision regarding the allocation of financial support in the amount of 20,000 kuna. » more

The 33,000th donor at the darts tournament 07.03.2010

At the 172nd action to join the Registry of voluntary bone marrow and stem cell donors that was held today at the Community Center Kino Mosor, Mr. Ivan Berc, a member of the Snoopy Gadafi Darts Club, was listed as the 33,000th potential bone marrow donor. » more

Movie Premiere by Lana Šarić: KLASA OPTIMIST25.02.2010

A member of the Foundation’s Executive Board, Lana Šarić, herself a former leukemia patient, has directed her first documentary: "Klasa Optimist". The film deals with the way patients face the potentially lethal disease and everything that happens to them after treatment. » more

Jasenko Houra hands his royalties over to the Foundation11.02.2010

Jasenko Houra, the frontman of the band Prljavo Kazalište and the author of a number of songs that have marked the last few decades, has decided to hand over all of the royalties he receives for his performances and the publication of his songs “Mojoj Majci” (Ruža hrvatska (Croatian Rose)), “Crno-bijeli svijet” (Black and White World), “Sretno dijete” (Happy Child), “S vremena na vrijeme” (From Time to Time) and “Heroj ulice” (Hero of the Streets) to the Ana Rukavina Foundation during the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2013. » more

International Day of Children Suffering from Malignant Diseases10.02.2010

February 15, 2010 is the International Day of Children Suffering from Malignant Diseases. More than 180 children are diagnosed with some type of malignant disease in the Republic of Croatia every year. Out of every three sick children, two will be cured. » more

Gorica first to join the action Brave Heart of Zagreb Ring 03.02.2010

The town of Velika Gorica is among the first to join the action Brave Heart of Zagreb Ring! » more

A “thank you” from England02.02.2010

A Croatian lady’s stem cells have saved the life of a patient in England. The patient sent a thank you note to the Croatian Registry of voluntary bone marrow and stem cell donors and requested that his words of gratitude be forwarded to his savior! » more

Valuable donation from the company FERVENS d.o.o. 27.01.2010

The company FERVENS d.o.o. donated a huge amount of media space for promotion and advertising to the Foundation for radio spots and advertisements in print media! » more

Brave Heart of Zagreb Ring24.01.2010

Zagreb County, the Ana Rukavina Foundation and the Department of Transfusion Medicine are working together to launch the project “Brave Heart of Zagreb Ring”! » more

REMETE PRIMARY SCHOOL SUPPORTS THE FOUNDATION11.01.2010

We have already written on our web site about the young pupils at Remete Primary School who decided to give up one ice cream every month and donate that money to the Foundation instead. Their noble gesture continues and has gone a step further. This year they have been joined by the 3rd grade class and their teacher Sanja Varga! » more

REPORT ON THE ALLOCATION OF THE FOUNDATION’S FUNDS FOR THE REGISTRY AND BANK02.01.2010

From the beginning of the Ana Rukavina Foundation's activities until December 31, 2009, the donations that were raised have been allocated in the following ways: » more

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