CAMPAIGNING Examiner reporter Adrian Sudbury spoke to millions of people around the world last night.

Leukaemia sufferer Adrian, who has just weeks to live, appeared live on Al Jazeera Television, which has a potential global audience of 140m people.

Adrian spoke from a studio in Leeds about his campaign to help the thousands of people waiting for bone marrow transplants.

The 26-year-old wants the Government to encourage young people to become donors by holding a 40-minute information session in schools.

Adrian appeared on Riz Khan’s half-hour discussion programme on Al Jazeera at 8pm yesterday.

Adrian said: “It was really good that they devoted 30 minutes to the topic. I felt really relaxed and enjoyed the experience.”

He added that appearing on a global channel was a strange experience.

Adrian said: “It was amazing to be sitting there in a studio in Leeds talking to 140m people – it’s absolutely insane.”

People from as far afield as Uganda and South Africa have left messages of support on the blog since Adrian’s appearance on Al Jazeera.

Last night’s interview on the Qatar-based channel was the latest development in Adrian’s high-profile campaign. Last week, he met Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Health Minister Alan Johnson and Education Secretary Ed Balls to lobby for action.

He has also been interviewed by numerous newspapers, TV and radio stations in recent weeks.

This morning, he is a guest on the Toby Foster Breakfast Show on Radio Sheffield.

Adrian has battled leukaemia for the last 18 months and underwent a bone marrow transplant as part of his fight against the disease. But the procedure failed and Adrian has been given just weeks to live.

He is determined to spend what time he has left highlighting the desperate need for more people to sign up as bone marrow donors.

The Examiner is backing our colleague’s efforts through the Sign Up For Sudders campaign.

As part of the push, we have launched a petition on the Downing Street website calling on the Government to require colleges and sixth forms to educate students about bone marrow donation. People can sign the petition by visiting http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/bone-marrow.

So far, more than 800 people have supported the petition.

Adrian said: “I’m thrilled to get such a response in such a short space of time. It’s great and it shows that this is something which people are keen to support.

“Most people would agree that teaching students about bone marrow donation is a common sense solution to a major problem.”

Adrian had a blood transfusion on Friday to boost his health and visited the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield the following day to be treated for an infection.

He said: “I’ve got quite a nasty chest infection and we’re just trying to control it with drugs as best we can to enable me to have as good a quality of life as possible.”

For more information about Adrian’s campaign, visit his award-winning blog at http://baldyblog.freshblogs.co.uk.

For more details on bone marrow donation, visit www.anthonynolan. org.uk