Yesterday, 13.11.2025. The Ana Rukavina Foundation, in cooperation with the Zabok General Hospital and the Croatian Veterans Hospital, successfully carried out the campaign of registration in the Croatian Registry of Voluntary Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donors, in which 115 potential donors joined. We would like to thank the Zabok General Hospital and the Croatian Veterans Hospital for their initiative and for […]

It all started with one letter and a young girl’s sincere desire for life. Nineteem years ago, Ana sent a letter to a friend. A letter that found its way to people’s hearts and triggered an avalanche of emotions throughout Croatia – and beyond. On that letter and the desire for life for all the sick, hers and your Ana […]

During October, 118 potential donors joined the Croatian Registry of Voluntary Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donors. We would like to thank all citizens who registered and selflessly gave a part of themselves to someone who will be forever grateful to them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!! THE CURE IS WITHIN US!!!

We welcome you with wonderful news that came to us from the Croatian Bone Marrow Donor Registry; in October, as many as two hematopoietic stem cell transplants were performed! Two transplants from two donor from the Croatian Registry were given to patient from Croatia. Thanks to the selfless donors of hematopoietic stem cells, 205 sick people were given hope to […]

Today, on the feast of All Saints, our thoughts go out to those we have loved and who are no longer with us. In the silence of this special day, let us light a candle as a sign of sadness for the separation, but also as a symbol of eternal love and memories that will never fade. May the flame […]

Today we celebrate something that no number can measure – the gift of life that our blood donors selflessly give. Every drop of their blood is a bridge of hope, strength and new opportunities for those whose lives are at risk. In their hands lies the most valuable thing – patience, love and strength to give the last atom of […]

Department of Transfusion Medicine and Transplantation Biology of the University Hospital Centre Zagreb has tissue-typed 300 new samples of potential donors. Currently, the Croatian Bone Marrow Donor Registry has 66.775 tissue-typed donors. We want to thank everyone who decided to join the Croatian Registry to help unknown people and give hope for saving the lives of patients in the country […]

In September, 27 new potential donors joined the Croatian Registry of Voluntary Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donors. We would like to thank all citizens who registered despite the summer and the extreme heat and selflessly made a part of themselves available to someone who will be forever grateful to them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!

Yesterday, September 29th, the Ana Rukavina Foundation held another campaign to register in the Croatian Registry of Voluntary Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donors, in which 138 young potential donors joined. A heartfelt thank you to Mrs. Vedrana and Kristina and Mr. Otto for the initiative to invite us, as well as to all the noble young people who showed a big […]