Nadácia Leukémie

Founded in 1994, Nadácia Leukémie is a charity based in Bratislava, Slovakia working on health, medical research.

Nadácia Leukémie is a public-benefit, non-profit foundation with nationwide activity in Slovakia, founded in 1994 by several Bratislava physicians. It supports people with leukaemia and other haematological diseases. Its work centres on the haematology and transplant unit of the Clinic of Haematology and Transfusiology at the University Hospital in Bratislava (Petržalka site), where it funds and maintains medical equipment, renovations and infrastructure, and supports patients who need allogeneic or unrelated stem cell transplants. The foundation finances its work from individual donations, bank transfers, corporate and institutional partner support, interest on its assets, and the 2% personal income tax designation. It states that it receives no direct state funding. It also provides patient information on leukaemia, its treatment, and sterile-regime and infection-prevention practices.