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Is there a bone marrow registry in Bermuda?
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As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Bermuda. The Royal Gazette reported a 2004 donor drive in Bermuda run with Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, but NMDP now takes only residents of the U.S., its territories and freely associated states. 1 12
| Region | Northern America, Americas 9 |
|---|---|
| Population | About 64,700 (2023) 10 |
| Registry | None found as of 7 8 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Bermuda lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 7 |
| Transplants | The UK government’s travel advice says King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is a fully equipped general hospital, and that cases Bermuda can’t deal with are usually referred to Baltimore or Boston. 6 |
| Where we looked | 5 places, in English |
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What we found in Bermuda
Bermuda falls outside NMDP’s U.S. residence rule. 1
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, no organization based in Bermuda was on WMDA’s member map or in its organization database. 8 11 | |
| Web search | English | On Oct 11, 2026, a search found no Bermuda drive in 2024 or 2025; The Royal Gazette reported an older drive at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital run with Dana-Farber. 12 | |
| Bermuda Hospitals Board | English | On Oct 11, 2026, the Bermuda Hospitals Board homepage had nothing about marrow or stem cell donors. 3 | |
| Bernews | English | On Oct 16, 2026, Bernews’s website search for “bone marrow” returned the report it published on a November 2011 online drive run with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and nothing newer about a donor drive or registry in Bermuda. 14 | |
| Web search | English | Nothing to add |
Can people in Bermuda join a registry abroad?
Are stem cell transplants done in Bermuda?
The Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Medical Concierge, at Craig Appin House in Hamilton, helps patients coordinate appointments with overseas medical services and arranges flights, hotels and transport. 4
Has Bermuda announced a registry or a law?
Bernews reported that a November 2011 drive, run by a patient’s family with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, asked people in Bermuda to join online at marrow.org with a Bermuda code, or to register in person at the Young Men’s Social Club on Angle Street. 13
The Royal Gazette reported in 2004 that the Dana-Farber drive in the lobby of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital was open to anyone aged 18 to 59 in good general health, and that volunteers could also join NMDP’s registry for other patients. 12
Questions about Bermuda
Can a hospital in Bermuda search abroad for a donor?
The Bermuda Hospitals Board and the Ministry of Health said on Nov 15, 2024, that oncology referrals go to the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s Cancer Navigator, and that patients needing treatment overseas are told to ask their insurer which facility to use. 5
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Registries
- NMDP. Join the donor registry | NMDP (Formerly Be The Match).
- Anthony Nolan. Apply to join the stem cell register — Eligibility.
- Bermuda Hospitals Board. Bermuda Hospitals Board. Checked
- Bermuda Hospitals Board. Medical Concierge: Overseas Medical Travel. Checked
- Bermuda Hospitals Board. Joint Statement from BHB, PALS, Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre (BCHC) and Ministry of Health on oncology referral navigation. Updated Nov 15, 2024. Checked
Official bodies
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK). Bermuda travel advice: Health. Updated Nov 1, 2025. Checked
Figures and lists
- WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
- World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
- 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 (Share, Organisation data public access). Database.
Other sources
- The Royal Gazette (Bermuda). Islanders urged to help Dismont.
- Bernews. Bone Marrow Donor Registry Drive. November 2011. Checked
- Bernews. Search results for 'bone marrow'. Checked