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Is there a bone marrow registry in the Central African Republic?
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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in the Central African Republic can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. On Oct 11, 2026, the homepage of the Central African Republic’s Ministry of Health and Population had nothing on bone marrow, stem cells or a donor registry, and a French search found no transplant service there. 8
| Place | Central African Republic (Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka, République centrafricaine) 15 |
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| Region | Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa 11 |
| Population | About 5.2 million (2023) 12 |
| Registry | None found as of 9 10 |
| World donor search | No organization based in the Central African Republic lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 10 |
| Transplants | We haven’t found a stem cell transplant done in the Central African Republic. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. The Pierre Fabre Foundation says Bangui’s national sickle cell referral center (CRTD), founded in 2018 by the health ministry at the National University Hospital Centre, is the country’s only referral institution for the disease. 14 |
| Where we looked | 8 places, in English and French |
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What we found in the Central African Republic
The Central African Republic’s health ministry site had nothing on marrow. 8
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
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| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, WMDA’s map of member registries showed none based in the Central African Republic, and no organization based in the Central African Republic listed donor records in WMDA’s Search & Match. 9 10 | |
| Web search | French | A French web search on Oct 11, 2026 covering the Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville found only a call for a stem cell transplant center in Brazzaville, which Les Dépêches de Brazzaville via allAfrica reported in March 2025. 13 | |
| Ministère de la Santé et de la Population, République centrafricaine | French | On Oct 11, 2026, the homepage of the Central African Republic’s Ministry of Health and Population had nothing on marrow, stem cells or a registry. 8 | |
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Can people in the Central African Republic join a registry abroad?
France’s registry, checked on Oct 11, 2026, takes people living abroad only if they plan to move back to France, and they must give a French address for the saliva kit, so people who live in the Central African Republic can’t join it. 2
South Africa’s two registries take only people who live in South Africa: on Oct 11, 2026, DKMS Africa’s form asked first whether you live there, and SABMR excluded anyone not living there, so people in the Central African Republic can’t join either from home. 6 7
Questions about the Central African Republic
Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in the Central African Republic?
We haven’t found a stem cell transplant done in the Central African Republic. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. The Pierre Fabre Foundation says Bangui’s national sickle cell referral center (CRTD), founded in 2018 by the health ministry at the National University Hospital Centre, is the country’s only referral institution for the disease. 14
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Registries
- Agence de la biomédecine (France). Inscrivez-vous en 3 étapes.
- Agence de la biomédecine (France). FAQ - Thématique : S'inscrire et donner.
- Agence de la biomédecine (France). Essential information in English.
- NMDP. Cooperative Registries.
- DKMS (US). DKMS Extends International Footprint with South African Partnership. Updated Aug 2, 2020.
- DKMS Africa (DKMS Foundation NPC). Register as a potential donor.
- South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR). Donor Exclusion Criteria.
Official bodies
- Ministère de la Santé et de la Population, République centrafricaine. Homepage.
Figures and lists
- World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
- 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).
Other sources
- Les Dépêches de Brazzaville via allAfrica. Congo-Brazzaville: Drépanocytose - Les experts plaident pour la construction d'un centre de greffe des cellules souches. Updated Mar 20, 2025.
- Fondation Pierre Fabre. Support for the Sickle Cell Research and Treatment Centre (CRTD). Checked
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Africa). Checked