The Agence de la biomédecine launches its podcast "Devenir veilleur de vie" (Becoming a lifewatcher)
Published on 21 April 2021
In mid-March 2021, the Agence de la biomédecine launched a major campaign to recruit 20,000 new bone marrow donors by the end of the year. The aim is to encourage potential younger donors, aged between 18 and 35, to join the national registry. To reach this new target audience, a campaign longer than the traditional mobilization week has been devised to remove all disincentives to donation and set up a genuine discussion with future donors. Among the tools deployed, the mid-April launch of the "Devenir veilleur de vie" podcast, a multi-episode series narrated by Youtubeur Cyrus North, marks a new stage in bone marrow donation education.
A podcast to find out all about bone marrow donation
In France and around the world, thousands of people suffering from serious blood diseases need a bone marrow transplant if they hope to be cured. But in ¾ of cases, there is no compatible donor among their brothers and sisters. So they have to find a compatible donor on a register of volunteers. Devenir "Veilleur de vie" is THE Agence de la biomédecine podcast that explains everything you need to know about bone marrow donation. In 4 4-minute episodes, Cyrus North takes a humorous look at bone marrow donation, deconstructing preconceived ideas... and convincing people that saving a life isn't so hard.
An episode will be broadcast every 3 weeks on a different theme:
In this episode, Cyrus explains the difference between bone marrow andspinalcord, and highlights the essential role played by bone marrow in our bodies. Discover the first episode here.
**Donating bone marrow: is it safe?**Here, we shed light on the two methods of collection that exist when you donate some of your bone marrow.
**Finding a bone marrow match: not so easy?**In this episode, Cyrus explains how, when in need of a bone marrow transplant, doctors find a match and, above all, why it's necessary to have many people on the bone marrow donor register.
Inthis final episode, Cyrus explains everything you need to know to join the voluntary bone marrow donor registry and perhaps, one day, save a life.
The "Devenir Veilleur de vie" podcast can be found on all the usual podcast platforms