By Rhian Voskamp | Community Relations Manager
Thanks to your support, something very powerful is happening behind the scenes of stem cell donation worldwide. Every day, WMDA members, registries and cord blood banks across the globe, carefully collect and share data about their work. It might sound technical, but this shared effort is one of the most important ways we improve the chances of patients finding a lifesaving match.
For nearly 30 years, this collaboration has made it possible to produce WMDA's Global Trends Report, the world’s most comprehensive overview of unrelated stem cell donor activity. First launched in 1997, the report brings together information from across the globe to show how donation and transplantation are evolving, where improvements are needed, and how we can better serve patients everywhere.
A truly global effort
The latest report (2025) includes data from 103 organizations in 61 countries, an incredible example of international cooperation. Even beyond WMDA members, organizations choose to take part, with a 94% response rate, showing just how valuable this shared knowledge has become.
Behind these numbers are dedicated teams investing time and expertise to ensure their data is accurate and meaningful. WMDA also dedicates significant effort to analyzing and bringing all this information together into one clear global picture.
Why this matters?
While the report itself doesn’t directly treat patients, its impact reaches them in very real ways.
By combining and analyzing global data, WMDA and its members can:
The report also plays a key role in setting global performance standards (KPIs) and supporting research, policy decisions, and international collaboration.
Built together, used worldwide
What makes the Global Trends Report so special is that it is created by the community, for the community. Every participating registry contributes a piece of the puzzle. Together, those pieces form a powerful tool that helps improve the entire global donor system.
This means your support is not just helping one patient or one country. It is helping to strengthen the entire worldwide network that connects donors and patients.
Your impact
As a financial contributor to our cause, you are enabling this essential work to continue. You are helping ensure that:
Ultimately, you are helping to increase the chances that every patient, no matter where they live, can find the match they need.
And for those considering a donation: your contribution supports something bigger than any single program. It helps power a global collaboration that continuously improves how stem cell transplants save lives.
Together, through shared knowledge and collective effort, we are making the world of stem cell donation stronger, one insight at a time.
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By Rhian Voskamp | Community Relations Manager
By Rhian Voskamp | Community Relations Manager
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