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Is there a bone marrow registry in Curaçao?
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As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Curaçao. Curaçao has no Matchis drives yet: the Dutch registry's online form is for people living in the Netherlands, and its Caribbean recruiting began on Aruba in Jun 2026. 3 5
| Region | Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas 9 |
|---|---|
| Population | About 185,000 (2023) 10 |
| Registry | None found as of 8 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Curaçao lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 12 |
| Transplants | Curaçao Medical Center's hematology and oncology department, headed by Dr John Schnog, treats leukemia and other cancers of the blood, bone marrow and lymph nodes, and sickle cell disease and thalassemia, its Papiamentu-language site says; the site doesn't mention stem cell transplants. 2 |
| Where we looked | 5 places, in Dutch, English and Papiamento |
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What we found in Curaçao
Matchis plans drives on more Caribbean islands after Aruba. 5
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
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| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, no organization based in Curaçao was on WMDA’s member map or in its organization database. 8 11 | |
| Stichting Matchis | Dutch | On Oct 11, 2026, a Dutch-language search found no Matchis activity outside Aruba and nothing about registering as a stem cell donor in Curaçao. 5 | |
| Curaçao Medical Center | Papiamento | On Oct 16, 2026, the hematology and oncology section of Curaçao Medical Center's site, in Papiamentu, described care for leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell disease and said nothing about stem cell donors or transplants. 2 | |
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Can people in Curaçao join a registry abroad?
Are stem cell transplants done in Curaçao?
Curaçao's hematologists include Dr John Schnog, who started at Sint Elisabeth Hospitaal in 2009, and Dr Chanielle Salsbach, who was born and raised on the island, trained in oncology at University Medical Center Groningen and joined Curaçao Medical Center in 2021, the hospital's site says. 2
Has Curaçao announced a registry or a law?
When Matchis launched recruitment on Aruba on Jun 17, 2026, it said comparable programs would be set up on the other Caribbean islands in the near future, without naming Curaçao or a date. 5
Questions about Curaçao
Can a hospital in Curaçao search abroad for a donor?
Curaçao is one of the places Zorg en Jeugd Caribisch Nederland sends patients from Bonaire for specialist care, and Curaçao Medical Center was among the regional hospitals that the health commissioners of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba visited in Jun 2025, the Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland reported. 6 7
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Registries
- Curaçao Medical Center. CMC sitemaps (497 URLs).
- Curaçao Medical Center. Onkologia (Hematologia/Onkologia). Checked
- Stichting Matchis. Wie kan stamceldonor worden? | Stichting Matchis. Checked
- Stichting Matchis. Who can become a stem cell donor? | Stichting Matchis. Checked
- Stichting Matchis. Start werving stamceldonoren op Aruba. Updated Jun 17, 2026. Checked
Official bodies
- Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland. Zorggedeputeerden en ZJCN versterken samenwerking met regionale ziekenhuizen. Updated Jun 12, 2025. Checked
- Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland. Aantal medische uitzendingen stijgt licht in 2025. Updated Feb 12, 2026. Checked
Figures and lists
- World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
- 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).
- WMDA (Share, Organisation data public access). Database.
- WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.