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A campaign to save the life of a police officer with leukaemia has led to a record number of Asian people joining a blood stem cell register.
Leicestershire Police urged young Asian men to join the Anthony Nolan register to help find a donor match for Insp Rik Basra.
A match was found in Germany and Insp Basra had a transplant in December.
However his family continued their campaign to recruit donors, and about 1,000 Asian people have signed up.
Insp Basra's wife, Kas Basra, said they wanted to tackle a shortage of donors from Asian communities.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-17688120
Leicestershire Police urged young Asian men to join the Anthony Nolan register to help find a donor match for Insp Rik Basra.
A match was found in Germany and Insp Basra had a transplant in December.
However his family continued their campaign to recruit donors, and about 1,000 Asian people have signed up.
Insp Basra's wife, Kas Basra, said they wanted to tackle a shortage of donors from Asian communities.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-17688120