Related News
Home » Metro » Health and Science
Student fulfills commitment
Print Edition
A local university student donated stem cells yesterday to save the life of a patient in Hong Kong with a rare blood disease.
It was Shanghai’s 410th stem cell donation and the third sent to help a patient in Hong Kong, said the Red Cross Society of China’s Shanghai branch, which operates the city’s stem cell bank.
Liu Hui, 22, said he registered as a donor at the age of 18 during a high school ceremony.
Red Cross officials called him in May to tell him he was a match for the Hong Kong patient and requested further checks. He agreed immediately.
“I was happy that I was able to fulfil my commitment,” he said, adding that he managed to reassure his worried parents that there were no health concerns with regard to the procedure.
So far, around 160,000 people have registered with the local stem cells bank. With another two donations being made this week, a total of 412 people will have donated cells, with 17 of the cases involving overseas patients.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
