Organization: DKMS
Mission: DKMS LEADS THE FIGHT TO DEFEAT BLOOD CANCER BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION, GIVE BONE MARROW AND SAVE LIVES. DKMS IS PART OF THE LARGEST BONE MARROW DONOR CENTER IN THE WORLD.
Activities: TRANSPORT FACILITATION: COORDINATED THE TRANSPORTS OF 1,382 BONE MARROW OR BLOOD STEM CELLS PRODUCTS FROM GERMANY TO U.S PATIENTS. THIS PROVIDED THEM WITH A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE. (IN 2018 - 1,803).
DONOR RECRUITMENT: RECRUITED 86,003 (97,080 IN 2018) VOLUNTEER BONE MARROW & BLOOD STEM CELL DONORS. THIS INCREASES THE CHANCES FOR PATIENTS DEALING WITH VARIOUS BLOOD CANCERS TO FIND A LIFE -SAVING DONOR MATCH.
REQUEST MANAGEMENT: FACILITATED 438 (434 IN 2018) COLLECTIONS OF BONE MARROW AND BLOOD STEM CELL PRODUCTS FROM UNRELATED VOLUNTEER DONORS, WHICH ARE TRANSPLANTED INTO PATIENTS, THUS PROVIDING A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE FOR THOSE PATIENTS.
Religious classification: None