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Become a bone marrow donor in China
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If you live in China, you can join China Marrow Donor Program from age 18 to 45. The China Marrow Donor Program (CMDP) takes new volunteers at blood donation sites, usually while they give blood, and says joining and donating cost the donor nothing. 1 Checked .
| Place | China (中国, جۇڭگو, Cunghgoz) 14 |
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| Region | Eastern Asia, Asia 12 |
| Population | About 1.4 billion (2023) 13 |
| Registries | China Marrow Donor Program (China Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donor Registry Management Center)Sunshine Marrow Bank 2–6 8–11 |
| Who can join | Ages 18 to 45CMDP’s 31 provincial centers recruit healthy citizens of eligible age and exclude Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, which have their own registries. CMDP’s website doesn’t currently say whether foreign residents can join. 1 7 |
| How you sign up | CMDP suggests watching its 15-minute video first, then asking to join the next time you give blood at a blood donation site, where you sign the volunteer registration form and give a blood sample for tissue typing. CMDP’s offices can’t take samples themselves. 1 7 |
| Cost | CMDP says registering as a volunteer costs nothing, and a donor pays nothing if they match a patient; the costs are met by government lottery welfare funds, donations, and the collection fees that recipients pay under national rules. 1 |
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Bone marrow registries are also called stem cell registries.
Who runs the bone marrow donor registry in China?
China Marrow Donor Program signs up people who live in China. It is run by China Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donor Registry Management Center, a blood service.
China’s marrow registry, CMDP, signs up people aged 18 to 45 at blood donation sites. 1
How do I join in China?
China Marrow Donor Program
Run by China Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donor Registry Management Center, a blood service.
18–45years old to join
- Who it’s for
- People who live in China, aged 18 to 45.
- Language
- Chinese
Why this one first Mainland China’s national registry: join in person at a blood donation site (18–45).
Link checked Read the registry’s rules (opens in a new tab)
For patients and families
China Marrow Donor Program
Run by China Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donor Registry Management Center, a blood service.
- Languages
- Chinese and English
Information
Sunshine Marrow Bank
Sunshine Marrow Bank is a nonprofit organization.
- Language
- Chinese
Who can join in China?
CMDP’s joining guide asks that you’re 18 to 45, healthy and able to meet the rules for giving blood; its short summary also mentions earlier blood donations and your family’s agreement, though its detailed steps don’t require a past donation. 1
China and the world’s donor search
CMDP says that as of Sep 30, 2026 it held 3,789,891 volunteer donor records and had arranged 24,126 stem cell donations, 446 of them for patients outside the mainland. 3
CMDP’s 2025 annual report says it supplied stem cells 2,698 times that year, 26 for patients outside the mainland, including its first donations to patients in South Africa, Kazakhstan and Brazil; CMDP says it received a World Marrow Donor Association full standards certificate in March 2026. 4 6
Questions about joining in China
Which registry do I join if I live in China?
CMDP, led by the Red Cross Society of China, began as a registry the Ministry of Health approved in 1992; its management center was approved in December 2001. 2
Can I join if I’m not a citizen of China?
CMDP’s 31 provincial centers recruit healthy citizens of eligible age and exclude Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, which have their own registries. CMDP’s website doesn’t currently say whether foreign residents can join. 7
How do I sign up in China: online, by kit or in person?
CMDP suggests watching its 15-minute video first, then asking to join the next time you give blood at a blood donation site, where you sign the volunteer registration form and give a blood sample for tissue typing. CMDP’s offices can’t take samples themselves. 1 7
Does it cost anything to join in China?
CMDP says registering as a volunteer costs nothing, and a donor pays nothing if they match a patient; the costs are met by government lottery welfare funds, donations, and the collection fees that recipients pay under national rules. 1
How old do you have to be to join China Marrow Donor Program?
China Marrow Donor Program signs up people aged 18 to 45. 1
Is China Marrow Donor Program part of the international donor search?
Yes. China Marrow Donor Program is a member of the World Marrow Donor Association.
About donating: Does it hurt?, How donation works and Recovery.
Registries
- China Marrow Donor Program. 我要捐献造血干细胞（骨髓） (I want to donate blood stem cells / marrow). Updated Jul 1, 2026.
- China Marrow Donor Program. 中华骨髓库简介 (About CMDP). Updated May 13, 2026.
- China Marrow Donor Program. 中华骨髓库库容（截至2026年9月30日） (Capacity to 30 Sept 2026). Updated Oct 1, 2026.
- China Marrow Donor Program. 中华骨髓库非血缘造血干细胞捐献突破24000例 (24,000 unrelated donations). Updated Sep 18, 2026.
- China Marrow Donor Program. CMDP Overview (English). Updated Sep 13, 2024.
- China Marrow Donor Program. 2025年中华骨髓库年报 (CMDP Annual Report 2025). Updated Jun 26, 2026.
- China Marrow Donor Program. 中华骨髓库省级管理中心 (Provincial centres).
- 北京新阳光慈善基金会 (Beijing New Sunshine Charity Foundation). Beijing New Sunshine Charity Foundation homepage.
- Beijing New Sunshine Charity Foundation. 骨髓库动态.
- Beijing New Sunshine Charity Foundation. 骨髓库2023年第三季度报告 (Q3 2023 report). Updated Jan 14, 2024.
Official bodies
- 中国造血干细胞捐献者资料库管理中心. 中国造血干细胞捐献者资料库管理中心2025年度决算 (2025 final accounts). Updated Jul 31, 2026.
Figures and lists
- 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
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Asia). Checked