Why we need your support

• Only 25% of patients find a matching donor within their family, meaning 75% rely on finding an unrelated donor like you for a bone marrow or stem cell transplant.
• Only 1 in 100,000 registered donors is likely to be a match for a diagnosed patient, we need to increase chances.

How it works:

1. Request Your Virtual Drive: Reach out to our team at DKMS Africa to set up your own Virtual Drive. We’ll work with you to create a personalised page featuring patient stories and information tailored to engage your audience.
2. Spread the Word: Share your Virtual Drive link with your colleagues, friends, family, or community. Whether through email, social media, or company communications, help others discover why being a stem cell donor is so crucial.
3. Register Online: As people engage with your drive, they can register online as potential stem cell donors. Each registration makes a difference, offering hope to patients in need of a life-saving match.

Numbers behind our work

• To date, DKMS has registered over 12.5 million potential stem cell donors world wide.
• Stem cell transplants are a potentially life-saving treatment for more than 70 different diseases.
• So far, over 100,000 second chances of life have been provided by DKMS.
• DKMS does an average of 21 collections a day.

By requesting a virtual drive, you’re taking a step to offer hope and a chance at life to patients in need.