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Is there a bone marrow registry in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in Bosnia and Herzegovina can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. 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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| Place | Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina, Босна и Херцеговина) |
|---|---|
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe 9 |
| Population | About 3.2 million (2023) 10 |
| Registry | None found as of 6 |
| In the world’s donor search | No organization based in Bosnia and Herzegovina lists adult donors in the World Marrow Donor Association’s Search & Match (). 8 |
| Transplants | 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 |
| Where we looked | 3 places, in Bosnian and English |
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A bone marrow donor registry is also called a stem cell or blood stem cell donor registry.
What we found in Bosnia and Herzegovina
We looked in 3 places, in Bosnian and English, for a registry that signs up people who live in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A registry exists in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; we found no way to join. 3
| Where we looked | Language | What we found | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The World Marrow Donor Association’s lists | English | On 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. 7 | |
2 more searches, Oct 11, 2026, in Bosnian and English: nothing to add
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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?
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. 11 12
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. 11
What you can do today
- Live somewhere else most of the year? Find the registry where you live
- A patient or family member? Ask the treating hospital whether it can search registries abroad. Help someone who needs a donor
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
Questions about donating itself have their own pages: Does it hurt?, How donation works and Recovery.
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The registries’ own pages
- Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb (KBC Zagreb). Hrvatski registar dobrovoljnih darivatelja krvotvornih matičnih stanica.
- Serbian Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Како се пријавити у Регистар?Checked
- 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.
- Zavod za transfuzijsku medicinu FBiH. Site search "matičnih" (and "koštana").
- Klinički centar Univerziteta u Sarajevu (KCUS) and UKC Republike Srpske (kc-bl.com). Site searches: KCUS "koštana srž"; UKC RS "matičnih ćelija", "registar".
The World Marrow Donor Association and other figures
- World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
- WMDA. WMDA Share organisation database (public view).
- WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
- 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).
Research and other sources
- 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.
- Banjalučki centar za ljudska prava. Submitted Initiative to Establish a Register of Stem Cell Donors. Updated Nov 7, 2023.