ARUBA · AMERICAS
Is there a bone marrow registry in Aruba?
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As of , Matchis signs up donors in Aruba; its own website explains how to join. Since Jun 17, 2026, people in Aruba can register at Matchis Caribbean donor drives on the island, and Matchis, the Dutch registry, says new donors who register on Aruba join its Dutch donor file. 5
| Region | Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas 8 |
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| Population | About 108,000 (2023) 9 |
| Registry | None found as of |
| World donor search | No organization based in Aruba lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 10 |
| Transplants | In Oct 2024, Matchis and Aruba's Horacio Oduber Hospital, the island's only general hospital, agreed to work together on recruiting and registering donors on Aruba and collecting their stem cells; Matchis wrote that the hospital works closely with UMC Utrecht and Erasmus MC in the Netherlands. 6 |
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What we found in Aruba
Aruba has had Matchis donor drives since June 2026. 5
On Oct 11, 2026, Matchis’s news archive held its Oct 8, 2024 letter of intent with Aruba’s Horacio Oduber Hospital, which said Aruban donors weren’t yet being recruited, and its Jun 17, 2026 start of recruitment on Aruba. 5 6
On Oct 11, 2026, the homepage of Aruba’s Horacio Oduber Hospital said nothing about stem cell donors or Matchis Caribbean. 7
On Oct 16, 2026, Matchis's release of Jun 17, 2026 said Matchis Caribbean was introduced at a press conference at the University of Aruba, with Aruba's health minister, Melvin Wyatt-Rass, and a transplant recipient taking part, and that a grant from the Dutch health ministry, VWS, helped fund the start. 5
This organization’s own pages are where to check how joining works from Aruba today.
Can people in Aruba join a registry abroad?
Matchis’s online sign-up is for people who live in the Netherlands, aged 18 to 55 (free up to 35, a one-off €35 from 36), so Aruba’s route is the drives, not the online form (checked Oct 15, 2026). 1
Has Aruba announced a registry or a law?
Before the Jun 17, 2026 start, a Matchis Caribbean foundation was set up on Aruba with members from Aruba and the Netherlands, and Matchis said similar programs would follow on the other Caribbean islands. 5
When Matchis signed its letter of intent with the Horacio Oduber Hospital in Oct 2024, it set a goal of 5,000 to 10,000 new donors on Aruba, preferably under 40, and planned to start in the second quarter of 2025; recruitment on Aruba began on Jun 17, 2026. 5 6
Questions about Aruba
Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in Aruba?
In Oct 2024, Matchis and Aruba's Horacio Oduber Hospital, the island's only general hospital, agreed to work together on recruiting and registering donors on Aruba and collecting their stem cells; Matchis wrote that the hospital works closely with UMC Utrecht and Erasmus MC in the Netherlands. 6
Can a hospital in Aruba search abroad for a donor?
Matchis wrote in Oct 2024 that Aruba’s Horacio Oduber Hospital had expanded its care so fewer patients have to be sent to the Netherlands or Colombia. 6
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Know of a registry in Aruba?
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Registries
- Stichting Matchis. Wie kan stamceldonor worden? | Stichting Matchis. Checked
- Stichting Matchis. Onze organisatie.
- Stichting Matchis. Aanmelden als stamceldonor.
- Stichting Matchis. Home.
- Stichting Matchis. Start werving stamceldonoren op Aruba. Updated Jun 17, 2026. Checked
- Stichting Matchis. Eerste stap van Matchis buiten Nederland: samenwerking met het Horacio Oduber Hospital in Aruba. Updated Oct 8, 2024.
- Horacio Oduber Hospital, Aruba. HOH homepage.
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).
- WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.