ANDORRA · SAAS
Become a bone marrow donor in Andorra
For people who live in Andorra. Live somewhere else? Find your country.
If you live in Andorra, you can join SAAS from age 18 to 40. In Andorra you sign up through the Andorran Health Care Service (SAAS), and donors are entered in Spain’s national registry, REDMO, which confirms by text message within a few weeks. 1 Checked .
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe 5 |
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| Population | About 80,900 (2023) 6 |
| Registry | SAAS (Servei Andorrà d'Atenció Sanitària) 1 4 |
| Who can join | Ages 18 to 40, listed until your 60th birthdaySAAS’s consent form says people aged 18 to 40 without serious or transmissible illnesses can join the Andorra Donor Registry, and the basic details it asks for are your age, address, phone and a short medical history, not your nationality. 1 3 |
| How you sign up | You fill in the online registration form, in Catalan; the SAAS Donor Care Point then contacts you to take a blood sample and have you sign the informed consent. 1 |
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Bone marrow registries are also called stem cell registries.
Who runs the bone marrow donor registry in Andorra?
SAAS signs up people who live in Andorra. It is run by Servei Andorrà d'Atenció Sanitària, a public body.
SAAS keeps its own Andorra Donor Registry and passes each donor’s basic and tissue-type data to Spain’s REDMO, which makes the donor part of the worldwide network of volunteer stem cell donors. 3
In Andorra you join Spain’s REDMO through the Andorran Health Care Service, aged 18 to 40. 1
How do I join in Andorra?
SAAS
Run by Servei Andorrà d'Atenció Sanitària, a public body.
18–40years old to join
- Who it’s for
- People who live in Andorra, aged 18 to 40.
- Language
- Catalan
Why this one first Andorra’s own route, run by the Andorran health service: an online form, then a blood sample at the SAAS donor point (18–40).
Link checked Read the registry’s rules (opens in a new tab)
Who can join in Andorra?
Andorra and the world’s donor search
Spain’s health ministry says Andorra takes part, with all of Spain’s autonomous communities, in the national recruitment campaigns coordinated by REDMO’s foundation and Spain’s National Transplant Organization. 4
What happens after I join?
Questions about joining in Andorra
Can I join if I’m not a citizen of Andorra?
SAAS’s consent form says people aged 18 to 40 without serious or transmissible illnesses can join the Andorra Donor Registry, and the basic details it asks for are your age, address, phone and a short medical history, not your nationality. 3
How do I sign up in Andorra: online, by kit or in person?
You fill in the online registration form, in Catalan; the SAAS Donor Care Point then contacts you to take a blood sample and have you sign the informed consent. 1
How old do you have to be to join SAAS?
SAAS signs up people aged 18 to 40. It keeps you listed until your 60th birthday. 1
About donating: Does it hurt?, How donation works and Recovery.
Registries
- Servei Andorrà d'Atenció Sanitària (SAAS) with Fundació Josep Carreras. Inscripció de donants de medul·la òssia. Servei Andorrà d'Atenció Sanitària.
- Fundación Josep Carreras contra la Leucemia (REDMO). Preguntas frecuentes - Donación de médula ósea.
- Servei Andorrà d'Atenció Sanitària (SAAS). Consentiment informat per a donants de progenitors hematopoètics. Updated Oct 9, 2023. Checked
Official bodies
- La Moncloa (Government of Spain), Ministerio de Sanidad press release. Sanidad, la ONT y la Fundación Internacional Josep Carreras impulsan la donación de médula ósea con la firma de un nuevo convenio de colaboración. Updated Jan 12, 2026.
Figures and lists
- 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).