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Is there a bone marrow registry in Antigua and Barbuda?

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As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda’s Ministry of Health, Wellness and Environment had nothing about marrow or stem cell donation on its homepage, and a regional search found nothing in the country after 2016. 3

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Antigua and Barbuda at a glance
PlaceAntigua and Barbuda (Antigua & Barbuda) 14
RegionCaribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas 5
PopulationAbout 93,300 (2023) 6
RegistryNone found as of 4
World donor searchNo organization based in Antigua and Barbuda lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 8
TransplantsAntigua and Barbuda has no stem cell transplant service, though Dr Aliena Beiba Omar Sol, a hematologist at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, told the Antigua Observer in Apr 2026 that the hospital treats multiple myeloma and that stem cell transplants may be considered in complex cases. 9 13
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What we found in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda’s health ministry site has nothing on marrow donation. 3

WhereLanguageFindingDate
World Marrow Donor AssociationEnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, no organization based in Antigua and Barbuda was on WMDA’s member map or in its organization database. 4 7
Ministry of Health, Wellness and Environment, Antigua and BarbudaEnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Environment homepage, largely a document library, had no marrow, stem cell or transplant content. 3
Antigua ObserverEnglishOn Oct 16, 2026, a search of the Antigua Observer for 'bone marrow' returned four stories the paper published from 2019 to 2026, among them an Apr 2026 interview on myeloma care at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, and none about marrow donation in Antigua and Barbuda. 13
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Can people in Antigua and Barbuda join a registry abroad?

People living in Antigua and Barbuda can’t join NMDP, which on Oct 15, 2026 signed up only residents of the U.S., its territories and freely associated states, and Gift of Life says it typically does not register donors from other countries. 1 2

Has Antigua and Barbuda announced a registry or a law?

Antigua and Barbuda has announced no donor registry; in Apr 2026 the Antigua Observer reported that the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre was preparing to open the country's first sickle cell unit, after two doctors trained in Jamaica and Guadeloupe. 12 13

Questions about Antigua and Barbuda

Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in Antigua and Barbuda?

Antigua and Barbuda has no stem cell transplant service, though Dr Aliena Beiba Omar Sol, a hematologist at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, told the Antigua Observer in Apr 2026 that the hospital treats multiple myeloma and that stem cell transplants may be considered in complex cases. 9 13

Can a hospital in Antigua and Barbuda search abroad for a donor?

Since the Cancer Centre Eastern Caribbean, beside the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, closed in Apr 2023, some patients from Antigua and Barbuda have gone abroad for treatment, and the Medical Benefits Scheme was paying millions of dollars a month for cancer care overseas, mostly in Colombia, the Antigua Observer reported in Jun 2026. 10

With little specialized care for children's cancer available at home, two Antiguan families whose babies had eye cancer were referred to St Jude, a children's hospital in Memphis, the Antigua Observer reported in Sep 2026. 11

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Sources

How we check

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Registries

  1. NMDP. Join the donor registry | NMDP (Formerly Be The Match).
  2. Gift of Life Marrow Registry. FAQ - Gift of Life.

Official bodies

  1. Ministry of Health, Wellness and Environment, Antigua and Barbuda. Home - Ministry of Health, Wellness and Environment.

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. Antigua Observer. Obscure diseases are affecting many families, doctor says. Updated Apr 2, 2026. Checked
  2. Antigua Observer. Cancer Centre to Begin Treatment This Year, Costs Still Unclear. Updated Jun 18, 2026. Checked
  3. Antigua Observer. Childhood cancer: Two Antiguan mothers turn heartbreak into hope. Updated Sep 22, 2026. Checked
  4. Antigua Observer. A 15-year dream may soon become reality. Updated Apr 29, 2026. Checked
  5. Antigua Observer. Search results for "bone marrow". Checked
  6. Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (North America). Checked