AFGHANISTAN · ASIA
Is there a bone marrow registry in Afghanistan?
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As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Afghanistan. The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) reported in July 2018 that bone marrow transplants were not available in Afghanistan; no newer report of a transplant program there has been published. 10
| Place | Afghanistan (افغانستان, Owganystan) 12 |
|---|---|
| Region | Southern Asia, Asia 7 |
| Population | About 41.5 million (2023) 8 |
| Registry | None found as of 5 6 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Afghanistan lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 9 |
| Transplants | IWPR reported in July 2018 that Kabul’s Jamhuriat Hospital saw 146 blood cancer cases the year before and the Indira Gandhi children’s hospital took in 183 children with leukemia, and that both could offer little beyond blood transfusions. 10 |
| Where we looked | 7 places, in English, Persian and Pashto |
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What we found in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s health ministry site has no results for “bone marrow” in Dari or English. 3
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, the World Marrow Donor Association listed no member organization based in Afghanistan, and its Search & Match statistics had no Afghan listing. 5 6 | |
| Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan | Persian | On Oct 11, 2026, a search of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health website in Dari for “bone marrow” (مغز استخوان) returned “There were no search results”, and so did the same search on Oct 15, 2026. 3 | |
| Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan | Persian | On Oct 11, 2026, an English search of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health website for “bone marrow” also returned no results. 3 | |
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Can people in Afghanistan join a registry abroad?
Are stem cell transplants done in Afghanistan?
Pajhwok Afghan News reported in May 2026 that the head of Afghanistan’s National Blood Bank counted 11,260 registered thalassemia patients, 1,500 of them in Kabul, and that the Ministry of Public Health runs treatment centers for them; the report mentioned no bone marrow transplants. 11
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health opened Herat province’s first fully equipped hospital for thalassemia patients in May 2025, built with donations from local elders and businesspeople; its announcement mentioned no bone marrow transplants. 4
Questions about Afghanistan
Can a hospital in Afghanistan search abroad for a donor?
A doctor at Kabul’s Jamhuriat Hospital told IWPR in July 2018 that when a patient’s blood cancer worsens, doctors advise the family to seek treatment abroad, and IWPR reported that bone marrow transplants weren’t available in Afghanistan. 10
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Registries
- DATRI Blood Stem Cell Donors Registry. Register now.
- DKMS Foundation India. Register as a potential donor.
Official bodies
- Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan. Site search 'مغز استخوان' (bone marrow, Dari/Persian) and 'bone marrow' (English), plus homepage at 15:58:28Z.
- Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan. Inauguration of Herat’s First Fully Equipped Thalassemia Treatment Hospital Marks a Major Healthcare Milestone. May 2025. Checked
Figures and lists
- World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). WMDA statistics.
- World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry (member map).
- United Nations Statistics Division. Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49): Overview (English table).
- UN DESA Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024: Total population by sex (CSV).
- WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
Other sources
- IWPR (Institute for War and Peace Reporting), via ecoi.net. Afghanistan: Few Options for Leukaemia Patients. Updated Jul 2, 2018.
- Pajhwok Afghan News. Intl. Thalassemia Day: Over 11,000 patients registered in Afghanistan. Updated May 9, 2026. Checked
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Asia). Checked