Situation Analysis
Every day, two children in Germany are diagnosed with blood cancer; in total 12,000 children and adults per year. Often a stem cell donation is their only chance for survival. The ongoing mission of the KMSZ is to secure the DNA matches that save lives. For some, the chances to find a viable match are as low as winning the lottery jackpot. Therefore, the KMSZ must continually recruit and maintain a large database of donor DNA which is shared nationally and internationally. As an institution under public law, the Bone Marrow Donor Center of the University Hospital Dusseldorf...