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Become a bone marrow donor in Armenia
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If you live in Armenia, you can join Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry from age 18 to 50. The Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR), the one registry we found in Armenia, signs people up with a short form and a few cheek swabs at its donor drives or through its Yerevan office. 2 5 Checked .
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| Place | Armenia (Հայաստան) |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Asia, Asia 9 |
| Population | About 2.9 million (2023) 10 |
| Registry | Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry Charitable Trust) 1 3 |
| Who can join | Ages 18 to 50, listed until your 55th birthdayABMDR asks only that you’re 18 to 50 and in good general health, and states no residence or citizenship rule; it recruits in Armenian communities around the world and serves Armenian and non-Armenian patients. 2 4 7 |
| How you sign up | To join ABMDR, fill out a short form with your contact details and a brief medical history and give a few cheek swabs, at a donor drive or by contacting the Yerevan office at 7 H. Nersisyan Street or the Los Angeles office. 2 6 |
| Cost | ABMDR’s website states no fee for joining; it asks for donations instead, saying a $50 gift covers the first cost of typing one sample. 2 4 |
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A bone marrow donor registry is also called a stem cell or blood stem cell donor registry.
Who runs the bone marrow donor registry in Armenia?
Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry signs up people who live in Armenia. It is run by Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry Charitable Trust.
Armenia’s ABMDR registry signs up people aged 18 to 50 at drives and its Yerevan office. 2
How do I join in Armenia?
One service signs up people who live in Armenia: Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry.
Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry
Run by Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry Charitable Trust, an organization whose legal form we haven’t confirmed.
18–50years old to join
- Who it’s for
- People who live in Armenia, aged 18 to 50.
- Language
- English
Why this one first The only route found for people in Armenia: join at a drive or at the registry office in Yerevan (18–50).
Link checked Read the registry’s rules (opens in a new tab)
Who can join in Armenia?
Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry signs up people who live in Armenia. Its own pages have the full rules, and the registry decides.
- Your health
- Most healthy adults can join. Some conditions rule it out. Read the registry’s health rules (opens in a new tab)
Armenia and the world’s donor search
ABMDR’s website says it has more than 33,500 donors in 35 countries on four continents, 202 banked cord blood units and 9,000 patient referrals. 1
What happens after I join?
Your tissue type is recorded, so searches for patients can find you. If you match a patient, Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry contacts you, checks you’re still willing and well, and arranges more tests.
ABMDR keeps your tissue type and contact details on file until you reach 55, and asks you to update your contact details when you move. 2
ABMDR’s 2026 newsletter says the European Federation for Immunogenetics renewed the operating license of its tissue typing laboratory in Yerevan. 3
Questions about joining in Armenia
Can I join if I’m not a citizen of Armenia?
ABMDR asks only that you’re 18 to 50 and in good general health, and states no residence or citizenship rule; it recruits in Armenian communities around the world and serves Armenian and non-Armenian patients. 2 4 7
How do I sign up in Armenia: online, by kit or in person?
To join ABMDR, fill out a short form with your contact details and a brief medical history and give a few cheek swabs, at a donor drive or by contacting the Yerevan office at 7 H. Nersisyan Street or the Los Angeles office. 2 6
Does it cost anything to join in Armenia?
ABMDR’s website states no fee for joining; it asks for donations instead, saying a $50 gift covers the first cost of typing one sample. 2 4
How old do you have to be to join Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry?
Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry signs up people aged 18 to 50. It keeps you listed until your 55th birthday. 2
Questions about donating itself have their own pages: Does it hurt?, How donation works and Recovery.
The registries’ own pages
- Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR). ABMDR : Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (home).
- ABMDR. Donors.
- ABMDR. ABMDR Newsletter 2026.Checked
- ABMDR. How You Can Help.
- ABMDR. Frequently Asked Questions.
- ABMDR. Contact Us.Checked
- ABMDR. About Us.
Government and official registers
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (IRS data). Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry Corp.Checked
The World Marrow Donor Association and other figures
- United Nations Statistics Division. Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49): Overview (English table).Checked
- UN DESA Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024: Total population by sex (CSV).Checked
Research and other sources
- Jada Bascom Foundation. About us: Jada’s story.