Marrow Donor Registration Drive 2023
Marrow Donor Registration Drive 2023
The Marrow Donation Drive is conducted annually by Pharmaceutical IG
students with the objective of raising awareness and encouraging eligible RP
staff and students to join the Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP) register.
Motivated by a common goal of sharing the myths and facts on marrow
transplant and donation, a team of Pharmaceutica IG students started planning for this event five months before the actual event date. Leveraging their creativity skills in poster design and video editing, the students
released a series of promotional educational materials through Pharmaceutica IG
Instagram to spark interest and garner more awareness. Working collaboratively
with staff from BMDP Singapore, the students of RP planned a life-sized Snake
and Ladder game, together with some exciting gifts for the participants who
responded correctly to marrow donation-related questions. Through this
school-wide event, the RP community became more aware of terminal
blood-related disorders and the importance of increasing the donor register for
terminally ill patients, who could have a possible second chance in life.
The 2-day Marrow Donation Drive was conducted successfully in November 2023,
involving the participation of more than 250 RP staff and students in booth
activities, and with 100 individuals signing up to join the BMDP register.