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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Nataša's story about Ana

Ana loved all sports, whether it was handball or skiing or ultimate fighting. Along with her husband, a passionate sports fan and walking encyclopaedia, she followed all sporting events, and almost always cried when Janica or Ivanišević won.

Her sporting, adventurous spirit kept her going in her struggle with "aunty" leukaemia. When she was young she played handball and was the captain of the "Novi Zagreb" handball team. As every true leader, she was always persistent at trainings and practices. Mononucleosis had nipped her potentially professional athletic career in the bud.

The dictionary entry "I try hard" should be defined as Ana Rukavina. If you wanted to get together you could always lure her with good food, but it was more than just that. Ana was a gourmet chef. She loved food, especially pastries filled with cheese. When she moved to Šibenik she became a true aficionado of Mediterranean cooking.

She loved old people. She had a special kind of affection for them. It always melted her heart to see an old couple walking hand in hand.

Gypsy music was something that moved her. No matter where she was, she would start dancing. I believe she is still enjoying the music now.

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Action to join the Registry at University Hospital Centre Sestre Milosrdnice (Sisters of Mercy)26/01/2012

On Wednesday, at the 179th action, 44 potential new hematopoietic stem cell donors joined the Registry. The action was held at the University Hospital Centre Sestre Milosrdnice (Sisters of Mercy) - Clinic for Children's Diseases on Klaićeva Street. more »

The IV B class at the “I. Brlić-Mažuranić” Primary School organized a humanitarian action23/01/2012

The students of the IV B class at the “I. Brlić-Mažuranić” Primary School from Rokovci – Andrijaševci, along with their teacher Ruža Uremović, organized a pre-Christmas charity sale at which they sold decorations and cookies. more »

178th action to join the Registry23/01/2012

We are grateful to our organizers and especially to the dear young people who became potential hematopoietic stem cell donors.
From the bottom of our hearts we thank them for making this generous decision which could possibly save someone's life.
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