Runners raise €2,500 for Karaiskakio Foundation
Runners of all ages took part in the Eurolife Run The Park 2026 at Athalassa park in Nicosia, raising €2,500 for the Karaiskakio Foundation.
The event included 10km and 5km races, an 800...
Cyprus boasts over 200,000 bone marrow donors
Over 205,400 bone marrow donors are currently registered with the Karaiskakio Foundation, which has to date offered more than 1,000 transplants to patients in 36 countries, the foundation said on Monday to mark ...
Karaiskakio Foundation nears major milestone as it turns 30
One thousand transplant donations across 36 countries have been facilitated by the Karaiskakio Foundation, it said on Monday as it marks its 30th anniversary.
“For 30 years, the Karaiskakio Foundation has been ...
Cyprus donors play key role in global marrow transplant network
More than 850 donors from the Karaiskakio Foundation registry in Cyprus have provided transplants to patients in 35 countries, the organisation has announced. The update came on Saturday, marked as World Marrow ...
State budget will earmark funds for Karaiskakio Foundation from 2023
The Karaiskakio Foundation will officially begin to receive state support via the annual state budget from 2023, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday evening.
Anastasiades was speaking during the event “Bone ...
Push for more bone marrow donors with easy-to-use registry stations
Nine self-recruitment stations for bone marrow donors have been placed across Cyprus this week, making registration easier and more accessible.
Karaiskakio Foundation, which has organised the largest registry per capita ...
130-km hike in support of leukaemia patients
Activist and volunteer Alexis Sophocleous will participate in a 130-kilometre hike which will start next Tuesday in Paphos and finish on Sunday in Larnaca to support leukaemia patients.
The event ...
Valentine cookie campaign for children with leukaemia
A local bakery has started selling heart-shaped biscuits over Valentine’s month to support children with leukaemia.
On the occasion of the month of love, Karaiskakio Foundation and Thimonia bakeries ...
10-year-old donates artwork for leukaemia fundraiser
A Christmas-themed art piece created by a 10-year-old artist is being auctioned to collect money in support of people with leukaemia.
Lambros Kallenos created a 69cm high ‘Tree of Life’ ...
Public transport company to donate a day’s takings to Karaiskakio
Cyprus Public Transport said Friday it would be donating all of Saturday’s proceeds from ticket sales to the Karaiskakio Foundation on the occasion of Leukemia Month.
The company said ...
Karaiskakio Foundation to hold events in September for ‘Leukaemia Month’
By Stefanos Messios
The Karaiskakio Foundation has made September as ‘Leukaemia Month’ by organising a series of events, to inform and raise awareness among the public about leukaemia and bone ...
Local charity thinks out of the box with anti-Covid T-shirt
A local charity has designed an out of the box F*ck Covid T-shirt which became available for sale in their online store this month.
The design has a Covid ...
Karaiskakio launches bone-marrow ‘awareness bracelets’
Karaiskakio Foundation has launched the sale of an awareness bracelet to mark its 25-year anniversary and is encouraging people to register on the national Bone Marrow Donor Registry.
The black ...