Dear friends, this year, on Saturday, November 25, the Ana Rukavina Foundation will hold the traditional, 18th time in a row , Christmas concert “I want life”, which after three years is returning to Ban Josip Jelačić Square in Zagreb. The concert is being held in memory of our Ana and seventeen years since her untimely departure, and as a […]
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17th Anniversary of Ana’s letter
17 years ago today, Ana wrote this letter, probably not aware of the strength her words have and what sort of life-changing events her brave move subsequently brought about. Her appeal was not only courageous, but also completely without patheticness, just like her own character. Her decision to write this resulted in events that would later on help save many […]
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I Want Life – we are starting our humanitarian campaign!
From November 1, our humanitarian number is active and the valuable humanitarian campaign “I want life” organized by the Ana Rukavina Foundation begins. The main goal of the campaign is to collect funds for the expansion of the Croatian Register of Voluntary Donors of Hematopoietic Stem Cells, the professional training of young doctors in the field of hematology and other […]
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All Saints’ Day
Today we reminisce of our dearest who are, sadly, no longer with us but are always in our hearts and thoughts.
>>The results of the Public tender
The Foundation’s Board of Trustees selected Dr. Marin Šimunić at the proposal of the Expert Council composed of Prof. Boris Labar, Ph.D., Prof. Ivan Đikić, Ph.D., Prof. Steven Živko Pavletić, Ph.D., Prof. Srđan Verstovšek, Ph.D., and Prof. Mirando Mrsić, Ph.D. (President of the Council). We sincerely congratulate Dr. Šimunić on a great opportunity for professional training in acute myelogenous leukemia […]
>>World Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Day
September 22 is marked World Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Day to raise awareness of this serious disease. From the bottom of our hearts, we wish all patients who are struggling with chronic myeloid leukemia much success in their treatment. You can see more information about the disease itself on the Facebook page of the Croatian Leukemia and Lymphoma Association and The […]
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World Bone Marrow Donor Day
September 16 is marked World Bone Marrow Donor Day. Since 2015, this day has been celebrated every third Saturday in September to remind of the importance of registering in the registers of voluntary donors of hematopoietic stem cells, donating cord blood stem cells, and to thank all the wonderful people who took the time to donate a part of themselves […]
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World Lymphoma Awareness Day
Today, September 15, we celebrate World Lymphoma Awareness Day. Lymphomas are malignant diseases whose tumor cells originate from the lymphatic system. It is a disease related to leukemia, and it is also caused by a malignant change of lymphocytes and their uncontrolled multiplication. Lymphoma can develop slowly (indolent) or it can be aggressive. According to the type of tumor cells, […]
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The Ana Rukavina Foundation announces a public tender for the allocation of funds – Professional training
The Ana Rukavina Foundation announces a Public Tender for the allocation of funds for professional training for one resident physician or internal hematology specialist aged up to 35 years at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Health Institute (NHI), Bethesda, Maryland, USA in duration of twelve (12) months. The working title of the educational program is “visiting doctor – clinical […]
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Annual multidisciplinary conference ACAP from July 6 to 8, 2023, Hotel Sheraton, Zagreb
The Ana Rukavina Foundation invites all those interested to visit the Annual Multidisciplinary Conference ACAP from 06-08. July 2023, Hotel Sheraton, Zagreb. The Association of Croatian-American Experts (ACAP) is organizing the Annual Multidisciplinary Conference ACAP for the first time in Zagreb. The first day, on Thursday, July 6, 2023. this multidisciplinary conference is dedicated to healthcare. The program consists of […]
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