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Is there a bone marrow registry in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

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As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At a September 2026 symposium in Mostar, the Federation’s Institute for Transfusion Medicine said a donor registry exists at the Federal Ministry of Health but not for the whole country. 3

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Bosnia and Herzegovina at a glance
PlaceBosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina, Босна и Херцеговина) 14
RegionSouthern Europe, Europe 10
PopulationAbout 3.2 million (2023) 11
RegistryNone found as of 7
World donor searchNo organization based in Bosnia and Herzegovina lists adult donors in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 9
TransplantsThe Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Institute for Transfusion Medicine reported 435 collections of patients’ own blood stem cells, for 297 patients, from 2003 to 2025. 3
Where we looked3 places, in Bosnian and English
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What we found in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A donor registry exists at the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s health ministry. 3

WhereLanguageFindingDate
World Marrow Donor AssociationEnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, WMDA’s organization database listed a Registry of Voluntary Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donors for Bosnia and Herzegovina that is not a member and lists no donors in its search. 8
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On Oct 11, 2026, a search of the Federation Institute for Transfusion Medicine’s website for “matičnih” (stem) found eight items, including transplant news and patient guides, but none on joining a donor registry. 4

On Oct 11, 2026, a search for “koštana srž” (bone marrow) on the website of the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, found no matching content. 5

Can people in Bosnia and Herzegovina join a registry abroad?

Next door, Croatia’s registry names Croatian citizenship as a condition, and Serbia’s registry signs people up only in person in Serbia, as their rules said on Oct 15, 2026. 1 2

Has Bosnia and Herzegovina announced a registry or a law?

The Banja Luka Center for Human Rights reported that civil society groups asked the health ministry of Republika Srpska, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Nov 6, 2023, to set up a stem cell donor registry, because the entity had none. 12 13

In November 2023 Republika Srpska’s health ministry said Serbia’s health ministry had sent a letter of intent offering technical help, which would open the possibility of donors from Republika Srpska joining Serbia’s registry. 12

Questions about Bosnia and Herzegovina

Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Institute for Transfusion Medicine reported 435 collections of patients’ own blood stem cells, for 297 patients, from 2003 to 2025. 3

Can a hospital in Bosnia and Herzegovina search abroad for a donor?

Under the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 2013 rules on treatment abroad, adult illnesses that need a bone marrow transplant are among those that can’t be treated in the Federation, so insured adults can be referred to a contracted hospital abroad, paid for by the Federation’s solidarity fund. 6

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Sources

How we check

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Registries

  1. Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb (KBC Zagreb). Hrvatski registar dobrovoljnih darivatelja krvotvornih matičnih stanica.
  2. Serbian Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Како се пријавити у Регистар? Checked
  3. Zavod za transfuzijsku medicinu Federacije BiH (Institute for Transfusion Medicine of the Federation of BiH). "Dani transplantacijske medicine u BiH - Od donorstva do transplantacije" - Mostar 25-26 September 2026. Updated Oct 1, 2026.
  4. Zavod za transfuzijsku medicinu FBiH. Site search "matičnih" (and "koštana").
  5. Klinički centar Univerziteta u Sarajevu (KCUS) and UKC Republike Srpske (kc-bl.com). Site searches: KCUS "koštana srž"; UKC RS "matičnih ćelija", "registar".

Official bodies

  1. Federal Ministry of Health, FBiH. Pravilnik o uvjetima i postupku upućivanja osiguranih osoba na liječenje u inozemstvo. Updated Nov 22, 2013. Checked

Figures and lists

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

Other sources

  1. Banjalučki centar za ljudska prava (Banja Luka Centre for Human Rights). Letter of Intent Sent and Steps Taken to Establish a Stem Cell Donor Registry. Updated Nov 28, 2023.
  2. Banjalučki centar za ljudska prava. Submitted Initiative to Establish a Register of Stem Cell Donors. Updated Nov 7, 2023.
  3. Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Europe). Checked