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Is there a bone marrow registry in Guinea-Bissau?

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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in Guinea-Bissau can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. Portugal’s registry, CEDACE, requires living in Portugal, and on Oct 11, 2026 the homepage of Guinea-Bissau’s Ministry of Public Health had nothing on bone marrow, stem cells or a donor registry. 1 6

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Guinea-Bissau at a glance
PlaceGuinea-Bissau (Guiné-Bissau) 11
RegionWestern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa 9
PopulationAbout 2.2 million (2023) 10
RegistryNone found as of 7 8
World donor searchNo organization based in Guinea-Bissau lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 8
Where we looked6 places, in English and Portuguese
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What we found in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau’s health ministry site had nothing on marrow. 6

WhereLanguageFindingDate
World Marrow Donor AssociationEnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, WMDA’s map of member registries showed none based in Guinea-Bissau, and no organization based in Guinea-Bissau listed donor records in WMDA’s Search & Match. 7 8
Instituto Português do Sangue e da Transplantação (IPST) — CEDACEPortugueseOn Oct 11, 2026, Portugal’s registry, CEDACE, listed living in Portugal among its requirements, along with being 18 to 35, so people who live in Guinea-Bissau can’t join it from there. 1
Ministério da Saúde Pública, Guiné-BissauPortugueseOn Oct 11, 2026, the homepage of Guinea-Bissau’s Ministry of Public Health had nothing on marrow, stem cells or a registry. 6
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Sources

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Registries

  1. Instituto Português do Sangue e da Transplantação (IPST) — CEDACE. Dador de Medula Óssea.
  2. NMDP. Cooperative Registries.
  3. DKMS (US). DKMS Extends International Footprint with South African Partnership. Updated Aug 2, 2020.
  4. DKMS Africa (DKMS Foundation NPC). FAQs | Blood Stem Cell Donation with DKMS Africa.
  5. DKMS Africa (DKMS Foundation NPC). Register as a potential donor.

Official bodies

  1. Ministério da Saúde Pública, Guiné-Bissau. Ministério da Saúde Pública - Governo da Guiné-Bissau.

Figures and lists

  1. World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
  2. WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
  3. United Nations Statistics Division. Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49): Overview (English table).
  4. UN DESA Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024: Total population by sex (CSV).

Other sources

  1. Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Africa). Checked