The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), in collaboration with the South African Bone Marrow Registry, has urged Namibians who are between the ages of 16 and 45 to donate bone marrow stem cells to save lives.

The call was made during the National Awareness Week campaign in Windhoek.

The awareness week will focus on the importance of lifestyle changes, hereditary risk factors, and how early detection can impact the course of cancer in people's lives.

People were advised not to sign up as donors if they were not sure about themselves or feared the process.