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Is there a bone marrow registry in Anguilla?

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As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Anguilla. DKMS UK says it can keep only donors who live full time in the United Kingdom, and Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory, isn’t part of the UK. 4

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Anguilla at a glance
RegionCaribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas 9
PopulationAbout 14,400 (2023) 10
RegistryNone found as of 8
World donor searchNo organization based in Anguilla lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 12
TransplantsThe UK government’s travel advice says Anguilla has 2 small hospitals and a few clinics, and that people who need major surgery may be transferred to a neighboring island. 7
Where we looked6 places, in English
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What we found in Anguilla

DKMS UK and Anthony Nolan sign up only UK residents, and Anguilla isn’t in the UK 3 4

WhereLanguageFindingDate
World Marrow Donor AssociationEnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, no organization based in Anguilla was on WMDA’s member map or in its organization database. 8 11
Government of AnguillaEnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, the Government of Anguilla’s site map listed no marrow, stem cell, transplant or blood donor item; its “registry” items were about companies and the courts. 5
Government of AnguillaEnglishOn Oct 16, 2026, the Government of Anguilla’s own website search returned no results for “bone marrow”. 6
The AnguillianEnglishOn Oct 16, 2026, the only results The Anguillian’s website search returned for “bone marrow” were health columns it had published, two of them on sickle cell disease, and a search of Anguilla Focus found nothing it had published on the subject. 15 16
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  • Health Authority of Anguilla English ·

Can people in Anguilla join a registry abroad?

On Oct 16, 2026, DKMS UK’s sign-up opened by asking whether you live in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, a list without Anguilla. 2

Are stem cell transplants done in Anguilla?

The Anguillian’s Ask Your Doctor column said in July 2017 that sickle cell disease is one of the most common inherited blood cell disorders in Anguilla and that a bone marrow transplant offers the only potential cure, and said in June 2021 that all pregnant women in Anguilla are screened for it. 17 18

Anguilla Focus reported in November 2025 that a UK team led by the UK’s health ambassador to the overseas territories had assessed services, mainly at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, after a similar exercise in the Falkland Islands. 19

Has Anguilla announced a registry or a law?

Anguilla’s senior ministerial adviser for health told a government press conference on April 28, 2025 that there is a “dire need” for a hospital to replace the Princess Alexandra Hospital, and that he was very optimistic the government could fund one within five years, Anguilla Focus reported. 14

Questions about Anguilla

Can a hospital in Anguilla search abroad for a donor?

A 2011 review of Anguilla’s health sector, published on GOV.UK, said Anguillans also get care overseas, from a doctor on St Maarten to hospital treatment in Puerto Rico, mainland USA or elsewhere in the Caribbean, and that Anguilla will always depend on overseas care for some specialties. 13

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Sources

How we check

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Registries

  1. Health Authority of Anguilla. HAA website. Unavailable when read
  2. DKMS (UK). Register as a potential donor.
  3. Anthony Nolan. Apply to join the stem cell register — Eligibility.
  4. DKMS Foundation (DKMS UK). Frequently Asked Questions | DKMS UK.

Official bodies

  1. Government of Anguilla. Home | Government of Anguilla (+ sitemap, 2,628 URLs).
  2. Government of Anguilla. Search results for "bone marrow". Checked
  3. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK). Anguilla travel advice: Health. Updated May 15, 2025. Checked

Figures and lists

  1. World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
  2. United Nations Statistics Division. Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49): Overview (English table).
  3. UN DESA Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024: Total population by sex (CSV).
  4. WMDA (Share, Organisation data public access). Database.
  5. WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.

Other sources

  1. Roger England (published on GOV.UK). Anguilla Health Sector Review 2011. September 2011. Checked
  2. Anguilla Focus. Health advisor 'very optimistic' gov't can fund new Anguilla hospital. Updated Apr 30, 2025. Checked
  3. Anguilla Focus. Search results for "bone marrow". Checked
  4. The Anguillian. Search results for 'bone marrow'. Checked
  5. The Anguillian. Ask Your Doctor: Sickle Cell Disease. Updated Jul 3, 2017. Checked
  6. The Anguillian. Ask Your Doctor: Sickle Cell Disease. Updated Jun 28, 2021. Checked
  7. Anguilla Focus. UK healthcare professionals visit Anguilla to assess quality of services. Updated Nov 16, 2025. Checked