Body donation

Why death can save countless lives

Doctors from all over the world come to Innsbruck for further training. There is also a unique museum here.(Bild: Christof Birbaumer)

Body donations are indispensable for medicine. The "Krone" investigated why they are so valuable and what happens to body donations at the site of Austria's oldest chair of anatomy. 

Doctors from all over the world come to the Institute for Clinical-Functional Anatomy in Innsbruck for further training. In addition, more than 800 medical students complete their compulsory dissection course here every year.