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Is there a bone marrow registry in Burundi?

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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in Burundi can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. People in Burundi with cancer have long looked abroad for care, in Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa, Morocco, France and India, a February 2023 review in the Bulletin du Cancer said. 15

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Burundi at a glance
PlaceBurundi (Uburundi) 17
RegionEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa 12
PopulationAbout 13.7 million (2023) 13
RegistryNone found as of 10 11
World donor searchNo organization based in Burundi lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 11
TransplantsWe know of no hospital in Burundi that does stem cell transplants; the closest we found is in Dodoma, Tanzania, where Daily News reported in February 2026 that Benjamin Mkapa Hospital is the only hospital in East Africa offering bone marrow transplants to children with sickle cell disease. 14
Where we looked6 places, in English and French
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What we found in Burundi

Burundians with cancer have long gone abroad for care, a 2023 review said. 15

WhereLanguageFindingDate
World Marrow Donor AssociationEnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, WMDA’s map of member registries showed none based in Burundi, and no organization based in Burundi listed donor records in WMDA’s Search & Match. 10 11
Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida, BurundiFrenchOn Oct 11, 2026, a search of the site of Burundi’s Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against AIDS for “moelle osseuse” (bone marrow) found nothing. 4
Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida, BurundiFrenchOn Oct 16, 2026, Burundi’s health ministry site had nothing for “greffe” (transplant), “oncologie”, “drépanocytose” (sickle cell disease) or “évacuation”, and its one result for “cancer” was a 2019 World No Tobacco Day item. 5–9
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  • World Marrow Donor Association English · 2 searches,
  • Web search French ·

A web search on Oct 16, 2026 turned up no transplant service in Burundi, but The Citizen reported in July 2026 that Burundi’s government had referred six children to Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma, Tanzania, for heart treatment, and that three had already had their procedures. 16

Can people in Burundi join a registry abroad?

South Africa’s two registries don’t take people living in Burundi: on Oct 11, 2026, DKMS Africa’s form asked first whether you live in South Africa, and SABMR excluded anyone not living there. DKMS Africa takes other nationals only after 18 months living in South Africa. 1 2 3

Has Burundi announced a registry or a law?

In July 2026 Burundi named Tanzania’s Benjamin Mkapa Hospital a preferred destination for specialized care, the second country to do so after Malawi, The Citizen reported; Burundi’s ambassador in Tanzania, Leontine Nzeyimana, said her government was satisfied with the heart treatment given to Burundian children there. 16

Questions about Burundi

Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in Burundi?

We know of no hospital in Burundi that does stem cell transplants; the closest we found is in Dodoma, Tanzania, where Daily News reported in February 2026 that Benjamin Mkapa Hospital is the only hospital in East Africa offering bone marrow transplants to children with sickle cell disease. 14

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Sources

How we check

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Registries

  1. SABMR. Donor Exclusion Criteria - SABMR. Checked
  2. DKMS Africa. Registration (1/11) - first eligibility screen. Checked
  3. DKMS Africa. Blood stem cell registration form for non-sa citizens. Checked

Official bodies

  1. Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida, Burundi. Résultats de recherche pour « moelle osseuse ». Checked
  2. Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida, Burundi. Résultats de recherche pour « greffe ».
  3. Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida, Burundi. Résultats de recherche pour « cancer ».
  4. Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida, Burundi. Résultats de recherche pour « oncologie ».
  5. Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida, Burundi. Résultats de recherche pour « drépanocytose ».
  6. Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida, Burundi. Résultats de recherche pour « évacuation ».

Figures and lists

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

Other sources

  1. Daily News (Tanzania). BMH moves to save more lives with new transplant fund. Updated Feb 10, 2026.
  2. Bulletin du Cancer. Management of cancer disease in Burundi, a health challenge. Updated Feb 14, 2023.
  3. The Citizen (Tanzania). Burundi turns to Benjamin Mkapa Hospital as Tanzania's medical tourism gains ground. Updated Jul 17, 2026.
  4. Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Africa).