# Germany-Austria medical donation campaigns > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/germanyaustria-medical-donation-campaigns > Updated: 2026-08-15T09:59:30.000Z. Sources: 14. Developments: 3. In late July 2026, local authorities in Breitscheid, Germany, and Premstätten, Austria, hosted stem‑cell donor registration drives organized with the DKMS registry and the charity Give for Life – Leukämiehilfe Österreich. Both events used simple cheek‑swab sampling to add healthy volunteers aged 17‑55 to the global stem‑cell pool for patients with leukemia. A few days later, the Austrian Red Cross announced a series of blood‑donation appointments across Graz throughout August, targeting the 50,000 units needed each year in Styria. Simultaneously, the Bavarian Red Cross launched its own summer‑season blood‑donation sessions in Bavaria, introducing a digital “Spenderservice 2.0” app to streamline donor appointments and attract younger contributors. On 30 July, the Red Cross highlighted a recent stem‑cell match in Vienna, where a seven‑year‑old leukemia patient received a transplant from a 24‑year‑old unrelated donor, underscoring the rarity of such matches. The same communication detailed daily blood‑unit demand—about 2,000 in Bavaria, 350 in Thuringia, and 50,000 annually in Styria—and announced a modernised donation app offering personal dashboards, eligibility checks, booking, reminders and digital records, aiming to boost first‑time donors during the summer holiday period. By mid-August, stem cell donation efforts continued to gain momentum. In Austria, 19-year-old Julia from Judenburg completed a donation for an overseas patient, marking her as the 851st donor from the ‘Geben für Leben’ registry. In Germany, a registration drive was organized in Siegburg to find a genetic match for 15-year-old Max, who has been battling lymphoma; a third registration opportunity was scheduled for 19 August following previous events during the ‘Siegburg Sommer Live’ concert series. ## Claims - Blood‑donation appointments are scheduled throughout August 2026 in multiple locations in Germany and Austria. (corroborated by 7 sources) - A modernised blood‑donation app with dashboards, eligibility checks and appointment management has been launched. (corroborated by 4 sources) - The probability of a non‑related genetic match for stem‑cell donation is 1 in 500,000. (corroborated by 2 sources) - Lukas, a 24‑year‑old donor, donated stem cells in September 2019 after registration. (corroborated by 2 sources) - The Bavarian Red Cross needs about 2,000 blood units daily. (corroborated by 2 sources) - Michael was diagnosed with leukemia in July 2019 at six months old. (single source) - Thuringia requires about 350 blood units daily. (single source) - Styria (Austria) needs about 50,000 blood units annually. (single source) ## Timeline ### 2026-08-15: Stem cell donation drives continue in Austria and Germany Stem cell donation initiatives are active in Austria and Germany, highlighted by a successful donation in Judenburg and a search for a donor match for a 15-year-old lymphoma patient in Siegburg. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/stem-cell-donation-drives-continue-in-austria-and-germany ### 2026-07-30: Blood donation drives scheduled across Germany and Austria in August 2026 Stem‑cell match in Vienna and multiple blood‑donation drives across Germany and Austria are scheduled for August 2026, amid high daily demand and a new donor app. 10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/blood-donation-drives-scheduled-in-austria-and-bavaria-for-august ### 2026-07-27: Stem cell donor registration drives launched in Breitscheid and Premstätten Two stem‑cell donor drives were held in Germany and Austria — one on Aug 8 in Breitscheid, Germany, organized by local groups and DKMS, and another on July 23 in Premstätten, Austria, led by emergency‑vehicle‑c 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/stem-cell-donor-registration-drives-launched-in-breitscheid-and-premsttten --- Cite as: Germany-Austria medical donation campaigns. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/germanyaustria-medical-donation-campaigns