Growing up, Jeanet learned that kindness from strangers can change everything – and now, one simple DNA swab from campus has given a leukaemia patient across the globe a fighting…
A single decision to follow her heart after a conversation with a friend turned Caitlin’s desire to help into the ultimate gift: saving someone’s life. Cape Town, South Africa…
After a perfect match for their daughter’s stem cell transplant declined to follow through with the lifesaving procedure, Lydia’s family witnessed a true miracle when a new, second match appeared…
Mothers are often forced to reduce their working hours or leave employment when a child has cancer. Here’s why South Africa needs better caregiver support. South Africa (26 August…
For a 13-year-old girl facing a relapse of leukaemia, survival now depends on finding a stranger whose tissue type is a near-perfect match for her own. That person may live…
By debunking the myth that African genetics are too complex for stem cell matches, new research shows that saving lives is simply a matter of growing and diversifying the registry…
You can celebrate this Father’s Day with a purpose by supporting the annual Sunflower Sky Hike on KZN’s Sani Pass to raise vital funds and life-saving stem cell donor awareness…
This International Nurses Day, DKMS celebrates these unsung hospital heroes and recognises how their proximity and presence to patients means they are uniquely positioned to notice subtle changes that others…
Their stories are different, their journeys unique… but Kaitlin and Lihle are both holding on for the same miracle: a matching stem cell donor. Johannesburg, South Africa (20 April…
Thanks to everyday South Africans, DKMS Africa’s cell donor registry is more diverse than ever – in all of Africa, in fact – significantly improving the chances of patients receiving…
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