How to find your official bone marrow donor registry
JBF is a registry referrer, not a registry. The official registry serving your country owns eligibility and enrollment. JBF explains the handoff and routes you there; processes and costs vary, and some registries enroll in person while others use cheek swabs.
Eligibility, enrollment, age, and cost rules vary by registry
In New Zealand?
Join New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (New Zealand Blood Service)
How do I join the bone marrow registry?
- Click the registry button on this page.
- It suggests a registry for the country your connection appears to be in; if you live somewhere else, choose yours from the list below.
- That official registry explains whether it uses a mailed cheek swab or an in-person process.
- You provide the health history and consent information that registry requires.
- You complete the sampling or in-person step it requires; the registry performs or coordinates HLA typing and maintains your profile.
What happens after I register?
Most registry members are never called to donate. You stay on the registry for years; the registry only contacts you if a patient — often someone fighting a blood cancer such as leukemia — matches your HLA type.
If you're matched, the registry contacts you (not the patient directly). You go through additional health screening and renewed consent before any actual donation.
You can decline at any point — registration is not a binding commitment. You can also withdraw from the registry at any time.
Keep your contact and health details current with that registry so it can reach you if you may match a patient.
Why register through Jada Bascom Foundation?
JBF is not a registry. We maintain this routing guide to help people reach official registries; using a JBF link does not change the registry's eligibility or cost rules.
An outbound visit from a JBF link helps us measure whether our education and outreach connect people with official registries. The registry owns enrollment, donor records, HLA typing, and donation coordination.
Eligibility, enrollment, age, and cost rules vary by registry
North America
(4 registries)Europe
(32 registries)Asia Pacific
(13 registries)Middle East & Africa
(5 registries)Country guides
Who can join where you live, how joining works and what happens next, checked against each registry’s own pages.
Can't find your country?
The World Marrow Donor Association keeps a map of registries around the world, with contact details for each.
Visit WMDA DirectorySources reviewed
Registry ownership, U.S. enrollment, and worldwide directory guidance come from these official sources.
Frequently asked questions
Eligibility, enrollment, age, and cost rules vary by registry
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If you're not ready to click yet, here are answers to the most common questions before signing up:
Eligibility, enrollment, age, and cost rules vary by registry
