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'''DATRI''' (meaning 'donor' in [[Sanskrit]])<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite news|last1=P|first1=Suraksha|title=Undeterred by paralysis, this Bengaluru man now drives an auto for a cause|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2018/aug/26/undeterred-by-paralysis-this-bengaluru-man-now-drives-an-auto-for-a-cause-1862784.html|accessdate=|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=26 August 2018}}</ref> is a [[not-for-profit organization]] registered in 2009 as a Section 8 company under the [[Government of India]].<ref name="deccanchronicle">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Cycle rally for blood stem cell donation awareness|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150719/nation-current-affairs/article/cycle-rally-blood-stem-cell-donation-awareness|accessdate=|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=10 January 2016}}</ref> DATRI is the nation's largest |
'''DATRI''' (meaning 'donor' in [[Sanskrit]])<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite news|last1=P|first1=Suraksha|title=Undeterred by paralysis, this Bengaluru man now drives an auto for a cause|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2018/aug/26/undeterred-by-paralysis-this-bengaluru-man-now-drives-an-auto-for-a-cause-1862784.html|accessdate=|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=26 August 2018}}</ref> is a [[not-for-profit organization]] registered in 2009 as a Section 8 company under the [[Government of India]].<ref name="deccanchronicle">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Cycle rally for blood stem cell donation awareness|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150719/nation-current-affairs/article/cycle-rally-blood-stem-cell-donation-awareness|accessdate=|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=10 January 2016}}</ref> DATRI is the nation's largest unrelated blood [[stem cell]] donors registry,<ref name="outlookindia"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mukherjee|first1=Saswati|title=Datri Blood Stem Cell Donors Registry -an NGO with countrywide operations celebrated successful completion of 50 unrelated blood stem cell donations in india|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/-Datri-Blood-Stem-Cell-Donors-Registry-an-NGO-with-countrywide-operations-celebrated-successful-completion-of-50-unrelated-blood-stem-cell-donations-in-india-The-50th-donation-was-conducted-at-a-premier-Bangalore-hospital-on-Monday-/articleshow/30628978.cms|accessdate=|work=[[Times of India]]|date=18 February 2014}}</ref> which helps patients with [[blood cancer]] and other fatal blood disorders to find an [[Human leukocyte antigen|HLA]] ([[Human Leukocyte Antigen]]) matched donor to undergo Blood Stem Cell Transplant.<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Patients dying due to lack of stem cell, bone marrow donors|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/patients-dying-due-to-lack-of-stem-cell-bone-marrow-donors/1246976|accessdate=|work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|date=4 May 2014}}</ref> |
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Blood [[stem cell]] transplant is a permanent cure for patients suffering from [[blood cancer]] and other severe blood disorders. As of September 2018, DATRI has |
Blood [[stem cell]] transplant is a permanent cure for patients suffering from [[blood cancer]] and other severe blood disorders. As of September 2018, DATRI has 3.72 lakhs voluntary donors registered and it has facilitated 437 transplants worldwide.<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news|last1=Dutt|first1=Anonna|title=Gift of life: Have you registered on the stem cells donors list?|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/health/gift-of-life-have-you-registered-on-the-stem-cells-donors-list/story-JI8aEXXEz4e7AMeWycSEuL.html|accessdate=|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units|url=https://statistics.wmda.info|accessdate=|work=WMDA|date=8 October 2018}}</ref> DATRI operates in 10 major cities in [[India]].<ref name="newindianexpress"/> |
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DATRI has received several recognitions for their work. The most notable award DATRI has received is the Global NGO Excellence Award under the Best Healthcare NGO category in 2018.<ref name="outlookindia"/> |
DATRI has received several recognitions for their work. The most notable award DATRI has received is the Global NGO Excellence Award under the Best Healthcare NGO category in 2018.<ref name="outlookindia"/> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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DATRI was |
DATRI was founded by Raghu Rajagopal, Dr. Nezih Cereb, and Dr. Soo Young Yang in 2009.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|last1=Ranjani|first1=Rajendra|title=Blood stem cell donor registry DATRI on their journey|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/blood-stem-cell-donor-registry-datri/article7485582.ece|accessdate=|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="hindustantimes"/><ref name="mid">{{cite news|last1=Lawate|first1=Kartiki Nitin|title=Sunshine Story: Cured Leukaemia Patient Meets His Stem Cell Donor|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sunshine-story-cured-leukaemia-patient-meets-his-stem-cell-donor/15854179|accessdate=|work=[[mid-day]]|date=20 December 2014}}</ref> The NGO works with a mission to save the lives of patients suffering from the [[blood cancer]], [[Aplastic Anemia]], [[Thalassemia]] and other severe blood disorders.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jyoti|first1=Archana|title=Plan to set up central database of marrow donors|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/india/plan-to-set-up-central-database-of-marrow-donors.html|accessdate=|work=[[The Pioneer (newspaper)|The Pioneer]]|date=22 February 2018}}</ref> |
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Passing out of [[Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani]], in Engineering Technology, Raghu was a [[software developer]] and consultant in the [[US]]. He was involved in three commercial ventures, a product company, an e-business services company, and a [[Business process outsourcing|BPO]]. He worked with several [[NGOs]] and volunteered in various donors’ drives for the collection of blood [[stem cells]] throughout his 12 years of stay in the [[US]]. Raghu returned to [[India]] with a dream of starting the [[NGO]] for the same purpose. He was set to deal with the challenges faced by patients of life-threatening diseases like [[leukemia]] due to lack of [[stem cells]] in the blood and wanted to encourage healthy Indians for donating the stem cells and create an exhaustive [[Donor registration|Donors Registry]]. Raghu, who returned to [[India]] in 2005, knew that for such a large country there had to be a functional registry. It took a while for the idea of forming a registry in [[India]] to crystallize, mainly because of the costs involved in doing [[Human Leukocyte Antigen]] (HLA) typing.<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=HLA match likelihoods for Indian patients seeking unrelated donor transplantation grafts: a population-based study|url=https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lanhae/PIIS2352-3026(14)70021-3.pdf|accessdate=|work=[[The Lancet]]|date=}}</ref> He teamed up with Dr. Soo Young Yang and Dr. Nezih Cereb, founders of Histogenetics, a laboratory that specialized in HLA typing, for starting a blood [[stem cell]] registry.<ref name="thehindu"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Yadav|first1=Umesh|title=Stem cell registry startup in Bengaluru connects donor, receiver|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/stem-cell-registry-startup-in-bengaluru-connects-donor-receiver/articleshow/47638336.cms|accessdate=|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=12 June 2015}}</ref> |
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==Awards and recognition== |
==Awards and recognition== |
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Type | NGO |
| Focus | Works for patients suffering from the blood cancer, Aplastic Anemia, Thalassemia and other severe blood disorders. |
| Location | |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Raghu Rajagopal (Co-founder & CEO) Dr. Nezih Cereb (Co-founder & Chairperson) Dr. Soo Young Yang (Co-founder & Director) |
| Website | datri.org |
DATRI (meaning 'donor' in Sanskrit)[1] is a not-for-profit organization registered in 2009 as a Section 8 company under the Government of India.[2] DATRI is the nation's largest unrelated blood stem cell donors registry,[3][4] which helps patients with blood cancer and other fatal blood disorders to find an HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) matched donor to undergo Blood Stem Cell Transplant.[5] Blood stem cell transplant is a permanent cure for patients suffering from blood cancer and other severe blood disorders. As of September 2018, DATRI has 3.72 lakhs voluntary donors registered and it has facilitated 437 transplants worldwide.[6][7] DATRI operates in 10 major cities in India.[1]
DATRI has received several recognitions for their work. The most notable award DATRI has received is the Global NGO Excellence Award under the Best Healthcare NGO category in 2018.[3]
DATRI is a registered member with World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) and by the virtue of which, DATRI lists the HLA typing information anonymously, without revealing any personally identifiable information of the donor with WMDA.[8] The organization is also listed in Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide (BMDW), a global search program available to Transplant Centers globally.[2]
History
DATRI was founded by Raghu Rajagopal, Dr. Nezih Cereb, and Dr. Soo Young Yang in 2009.[9][6][10] The NGO works with a mission to save the lives of patients suffering from the blood cancer, Aplastic Anemia, Thalassemia and other severe blood disorders.[11]
Passing out of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, in Engineering Technology, Raghu was a software developer and consultant in the US. He was involved in three commercial ventures, a product company, an e-business services company, and a BPO. He worked with several NGOs and volunteered in various donors’ drives for the collection of blood stem cells throughout his 12 years of stay in the US. Raghu returned to India with a dream of starting the NGO for the same purpose. He was set to deal with the challenges faced by patients of life-threatening diseases like leukemia due to lack of stem cells in the blood and wanted to encourage healthy Indians for donating the stem cells and create an exhaustive Donors Registry. Raghu, who returned to India in 2005, knew that for such a large country there had to be a functional registry. It took a while for the idea of forming a registry in India to crystallize, mainly because of the costs involved in doing Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) typing.[12] He teamed up with Dr. Soo Young Yang and Dr. Nezih Cereb, founders of Histogenetics, a laboratory that specialized in HLA typing, for starting a blood stem cell registry.[9][13]
Awards and recognition
2016:
- GuideStar India Transparency Key Award[14]
2017:
- Raghu Rajagopal, CEO & Co-founder of DATRI received the BITS Pilani Distinguished Alumni Award[15]
2018:
- GuideStar India Platinum Certificate Award[16]
- Received the Global NGO Excellence Award under the Best Healthcare NGO category[3]
- Received the ET Now CSR award in the Social Entrepreneurship[17]
See also
- List of non-governmental organizations in India
- Young India Foundation
- National Marrow Donor Program
- Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide (BMDW)
References
- ^ a b P, Suraksha (26 August 2018). "Undeterred by paralysis, this Bengaluru man now drives an auto for a cause". The New Indian Express.
- ^ a b "Cycle rally for blood stem cell donation awareness". Deccan Chronicle. 10 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "DATRI gets Global NGO Excellence Award". outlookindia. 5 March 2017.
- ^ Mukherjee, Saswati (18 February 2014). "Datri Blood Stem Cell Donors Registry -an NGO with countrywide operations celebrated successful completion of 50 unrelated blood stem cell donations in india". Times of India.
- ^ "Patients dying due to lack of stem cell, bone marrow donors". The Financial Express. 4 May 2014.
- ^ a b Dutt, Anonna (24 February 2018). "Gift of life: Have you registered on the stem cells donors list?". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units". WMDA. 8 October 2018.
- ^ Sampath, Janani (14 September 2015). "DATRI to hold World Marrow Donor Day rally in Chennai on Sept 19". The Times of India.
- ^ a b Ranjani, Rajendra (29 March 2016). "Blood stem cell donor registry DATRI on their journey". The Hindu.
- ^ Lawate, Kartiki Nitin (20 December 2014). "Sunshine Story: Cured Leukaemia Patient Meets His Stem Cell Donor". mid-day.
- ^ Jyoti, Archana (22 February 2018). "Plan to set up central database of marrow donors". The Pioneer.
- ^ "HLA match likelihoods for Indian patients seeking unrelated donor transplantation grafts: a population-based study" (PDF). The Lancet.
- ^ Yadav, Umesh (12 June 2015). "Stem cell registry startup in Bengaluru connects donor, receiver". The Economic Times.
- ^ "GuideStar India Foundation Level Winners- GuideStar India Transparency Key Certified NGOs". GuideStar India.
- ^ "BITS Pilani holds annual convocation". The Hindu. 25 July 2017.
- ^ "GuideStar India Champion Level-GuideStar India PLATINUM Certified NGOs" (PDF). GuideStar India.
- ^ "CSR AWARD WINNERS 2018 - World CSR Day". World CSR Day.