GABON · AFRICA
Is there a bone marrow registry in Gabon?
For people who live in Gabon. Live somewhere else? Find your country.
As of , we haven’t found enough to verify a way to join from Gabon yet. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one.
| Region | Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa 9 |
|---|---|
| Population | About 2.5 million (2023) 10 |
| Registry | None found as of 7 8 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Gabon lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 8 |
| Where we looked | 9 places, in English, French and Arabic |
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What we found in Gabon
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, WMDA’s map of member registries showed none based in Gabon, and no organization based in Gabon listed donor records in WMDA’s Search & Match. 7 8 | |
| Web search | French | A French web search on Oct 11, 2026 covering Gabon, Chad, the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville found nothing on marrow donors in Gabon, only a call for a transplant center in Brazzaville, which Les Dépêches de Brazzaville via allAfrica reported in March 2025. 11 | |
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We couldn’t open the website of Ministère de la Santé, Gabon when we tried on Oct 11, 2026. That tells us nothing about whether it offers a way to join.
Can people in Gabon 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 Gabon can’t join it. 3
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 Gabon can’t join either from home. 1 2
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Registries
- DKMS Africa (DKMS Foundation NPC). Register as a potential donor.
- South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR). Donor Exclusion Criteria.
- Agence de la biomédecine (France). FAQ - Thématique : S'inscrire et donner.
Official bodies
- Ministère de la Santé, Gabon. sante.gouv.ga. Tried ; we couldn’t open it
- Ministère de la Santé Publique, Niger. sante.gouv.ne.
- Agence Nationale des Greffes (ANG), Algérie. ANG website.
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.