Bone marrow and organ donor drive

An appeal has been launched for bone marrow, blood and organ donors from the black, mixed race and Asian communities in our region.

Leading leukaemia charity the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust says there is a serious shortfall of life-saving donors from these backgrounds. Today's registration event took place in Chapeltown in Leeds.

*Volunteers from the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust will be out on the streets of Leeds trying to recruit bone marrow, blood and organ donors. *Bone marrow and organ transplant matching is racially specific and charity raises awareness and recruits potential donors from all

ethnic backgrounds but particularly target the black, mixed race and Asian communities. The ACLT will be trying to register as many donors as possible in the hope that the Leeds and Yorkshire community will support

their efforts to save the lives of leukaemia and blood related cancer/disorder patients and those in need of a organ/s transplant.