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Is there a bone marrow registry in Guinea?
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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in Guinea can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. A search of Guinea’s Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene site for “moelle” (marrow) found nothing on Oct 11, 2026, and a French web search covering Guinea, Benin and Togo turned up only France’s registry. 8
| Place | Guinea (Guinée) 13 |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa 11 |
| Population | About 14.4 million (2023) 12 |
| Registry | None found as of 9 10 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Guinea lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 10 |
| Where we looked | 8 places, in English and French |
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What we found in Guinea
Guinea’s health ministry site had no results for marrow. 8
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, WMDA’s map of member registries showed none based in Guinea, and no organization based in Guinea listed donor records in WMDA’s Search & Match. 9 10 | |
| Ministère de la Santé et de l'Hygiène publique, Guinée | French | On Oct 11, 2026, a search of the site of Guinea’s Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene for “moelle” (marrow) returned nothing. 8 | |
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Can people in Guinea 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 Guinea 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 Guinea can’t join either from home. 6 7
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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 l'Hygiène publique, Guinée. Résultats de recherche pour « moelle ».
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
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Africa). Checked