The registry of stem cell donors will build spaces in Pilsen according to Jiřičná's design

Prague/Pilsen - New spaces for the Czech National Bone Marrow Donor Registry will be created on the roof of the hematology-oncology clinic at the university hospital in Pilsen. This non-profit organization will build them at its own expense according to the design of architect Eva Jiřičná. The government today approved an exemption that will allow the construction. This was announced to ČTK by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, Gabriela Štěpanyová. The registry ensures the recruitment, registration and examination of voluntary bone marrow donors in the Czech Republic and collects for transplantation for patients with leukemia, tumors, and other blood diseases.

The project titled "Cloud over Pilsen" will be built on the roof of the eight-story building. The registry currently rents spaces for its activities from the Pilsen university hospital, but according to the spokesperson, it is very likely that the hospital will need them in the future. "By increasing the number of potential donors in the registry, the chances of saving lives increase," stated Minister of Health Adam Vojtěch (for ANO). According to him, the new spaces will help further development of the registry and the effort to increase the number of bone marrow donors.

According to the director of the Czech National Bone Marrow Donor Registry, Daniel Pagáč, the project has been in the works for nine years. "The placement of the new building on the roof of the hospital is ideal due to its proximity to the hematology-oncology department," he added.

The registry in Pilsen was established in 1992. Last year, it recorded a record 10,845 new voluntary donors, bringing the total number to over 98,000 according to the registry's website. There are approximately 37.7 million donors across all registries in the world. Last year, blood-forming cells were collected from 50 donors in the Czech Republic by doctors, half for domestic patients and half for patients abroad.

Jiřičná is among the most prominent Czech architects of today. She has worked for the insurance company Lloyd or Lord Rothschild. Her designer shops are located on prestigious streets in London and New York. She designed the Canada Water bus station in London and the expansion of the library in Leicester. She received the Order of the British Empire from the British queen and has also won several other prestigious awards.

Jiřičná's work in the Czech Republic includes the modern Orangerie (a greenhouse with a steel frame) at Jelení příkop in the grounds of Prague Castle, the interiors of the Dancing House on Rašínovo nábřeží in Prague, the Černá labuť café above the Bílá labuť department store, and a pedestrian bridge in Brno. She also designed the hotels Josef and Maxmilian in Prague and the Sky Barrandov residential complex as well as the Congress Center and University Center and Faculty of Humanities of Tomas Bata University in her native Zlín.