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Is there a bone marrow registry in Gibraltar?
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As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Gibraltar. The Gibraltar Health Authority’s website has nothing on joining a donor registry, and DKMS UK’s first sign-up question names the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, not Gibraltar. 2 4
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe 12 |
|---|---|
| Population | About 38,500 (2023) 13 |
| Registry | None found as of 10 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Gibraltar lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 14 |
| Transplants | The Gibraltar Health Authority’s Sponsored Patient Department manages arrangements for patients who need specialist treatment that isn’t available within the GHA. 5 |
| Where we looked | 3 places, in English |
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What we found in Gibraltar
DKMS UK’s sign-up names the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, not Gibraltar. 2
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) | English | On Oct 11, 2026, a search of the Gibraltar Health Authority’s website for “stem cell” found 11 items, none about donor registration. 4 | |
| Gibraltar Chronicle | English | On Oct 16, 2026, the Gibraltar Chronicle’s website search for “stem cell donor” listed seven articles the paper had published, none about a donor drive or about joining a registry from Gibraltar. 15 | |
| Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) | English | On Oct 16, 2026, the Gibraltar Health Authority’s website search found nothing for “transplant” and, for “bone marrow”, only its information on the BCG vaccine. 6 7 |
On Oct 11, 2026, no organization based in Gibraltar appeared on the World Marrow Donor Association’s member map or in its organization database, and none listed donor records in its Search & Match. 10 11 14
The Gibraltar Chronicle published an article by Blood Cancer UK’s Gibraltar Branch on May 28, 2024, World Blood Cancer Day, saying many people in Gibraltar have had or live with a blood cancer; it said nothing about stem cell donation. 16
Can people in Gibraltar join a registry abroad?
Anthony Nolan’s application asks whether you live in the UK, and DKMS UK’s names the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, so on Oct 15, 2026, neither said whether Gibraltar residents can join. 1 2
Spain’s registry, REDMO, signs people up through joining centers listed by Spanish autonomous community, from Andalucía to Ceuta, and its list of centers, read on Oct 16, 2026, doesn’t mention Gibraltar. 3
Are stem cell transplants done in Gibraltar?
The UK government’s travel advice says St Bernard’s Hospital at Europort is Gibraltar’s only hospital, and that some emergency treatment may mean a transfer to Spain. 8
Has Gibraltar announced a registry or a law?
HM Government of Gibraltar announced on March 25, 2019 that the Gibraltar Health Authority had signed a contract with Clínica Universidad de Navarra, which has tertiary centers in Madrid and Pamplona, for more urgent care, while NHS hospitals stay its primary referral route for specialist care. 9
Questions about Gibraltar
Can a hospital in Gibraltar search abroad for a donor?
The Gibraltar Health Authority says its Sponsored Patient Department can only arrange referrals approved by the GHA’s Tertiary Referral Board, and that treatment patients arrange without that approval isn’t reimbursed afterward. 5
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Registries
- Anthony Nolan. Apply to join the stem cell register.
- DKMS UK (DKMS Foundation). Register as a potential donor. Checked
- Fundación Josep Carreras contra la Leucemia (REDMO). ¿Dónde hacerte donante de médula ósea?
- Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA). Search results for "stem cell", "bone marrow", "anthony nolan", "blood donation".
- Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA). Sponsored patients. Checked
- Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA). Search results for "transplant". Checked
- Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA). Search results for "bone marrow". Checked
Official bodies
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK). Gibraltar travel advice: Health. Updated Jul 14, 2026. Checked
- HM Government of Gibraltar. Press release 207/2019: GHA enters into contractual agreement with Clínica Universidad de Navarra. Updated Mar 25, 2019. Checked
Figures and lists
- World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
- WMDA. WMDA Share organisation database (public view).
- 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. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
Other sources
- Gibraltar Chronicle. Search results for "stem cell donor". Checked
- Gibraltar Chronicle. Today is World Blood Cancer Day. Updated May 28, 2024. Checked