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Is there a bone marrow registry in Mauritius?

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As of , parts of what we found about joining from Mauritius don’t agree yet, so we’re checking before we link to a way to join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. Mauritius had its first bone marrow transplant in December 2023, at AEGLE Cancer Hospital, La Gazette reported, but we found no donor registry there. 13

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Mauritius at a glance
PlaceMauritius (Maurice) 15
RegionEastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa 11
PopulationAbout 1.3 million (2023) 12
World donor searchNo organization based in Mauritius lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 10
TransplantsLa Gazette reported in February 2024 that AEGLE Cancer Hospital had performed the first bone marrow transplant in Mauritius the previous December, and that the patient, a Mauritian, was in complete remission. 13
Where we looked9 places, in English and French
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Why don’t you link to a registry in Mauritius yet?

On Oct 16, 2026, SABMR’s online form still offered Port Louis as its one Mauritian town, yet SABMR’s rules exclude anyone not living in South Africa or leaving within two years, and we found no SABMR drive in Mauritius, so we’re still checking before we link to it for people there. 1 2

What we found in Mauritius

Mauritius had its first bone marrow transplant in 2023, La Gazette reported. 13

WhereLanguageFindingDate
World Marrow Donor AssociationEnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, WMDA’s map of member registries showed none based in Mauritius, and no organization based in Mauritius listed donor records in WMDA’s Search & Match. 9 10
Ministry of Health and Wellness, MauritiusEnglishSearched for “transplant” on Oct 16, 2026, the Mauritius ministry’s site listed projects such as a new renal transplant unit at Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital, the new Flacq Teaching Hospital and a new eye hospital at Moka, but nothing on bone marrow or stem cell transplants. 7
Ministry of Health and Wellness, MauritiusEnglishOn Oct 16, 2026, the Mauritius Ministry of Health and Wellness site again found nothing for “bone marrow” or “moelle osseuse”; its latest posts were about the Trust Fund for Specialised Medical Care’s cardiac center and an Ebola travel advisory. 6 8
6 more searches with nothing to add
  • World Marrow Donor Association English · 2 searches,
  • SABMR English ·
  • Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mauritius English and French · 2 searches,
  • Web search English and French ·

Can people in Mauritius join a registry abroad?

South Africa’s two registries don’t take people living in Mauritius: on Oct 11, 2026, DKMS Africa’s form asked first whether you live in South Africa, and SABMR excluded anyone not living there. DKMS Africa takes other nationals only after 18 months living in South Africa. 2 4 5

Are stem cell transplants done in Mauritius?

Marrow transplants are new in Mauritius: a March 2011 report for France’s development agency, AFD, said bone marrow transplants were not done in Mauritius, although cancer surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy were available there. 14

AFD’s 2011 report listed some blood tests among the care then unavailable in Mauritius, including the complete diagnosis of childhood leukemia and the molecular follow-up of chronic myeloid leukemia, and said Mauritians needing care unavailable at home went mainly to India. 14

The same 2011 AFD report described a two-speed health system in Mauritius, with free public care that isn’t always available right away and a better-performing private sector used mainly by the 250,000 people with insurance, and said India’s Apollo group was about to open a 200-bed clinic there. 14

Has Mauritius announced a registry or a law?

In October 2026 the Mauritius Ministry of Health and Wellness listed a new cancer center at Solferino among its ongoing major infrastructure projects; we found no announcement of a stem cell donor registry. 7

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Sources

How we check

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Registries

  1. SABMR. Become A Donor - SABMR.
  2. SABMR. Donor Exclusion Criteria - SABMR.
  3. SABMR NPC. DOC048 Donor Exclusion Criteria, version 3 (policy).
  4. DKMS Africa. Registration (1/11) - first eligibility screen.
  5. DKMS Africa. Blood stem cell registration form for non-sa citizens.

Official bodies

  1. Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mauritius. Search Results for 'bone marrow' / 'moelle osseuse'.
  2. Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mauritius. Search Results for "transplant" - Ministry of Health and Wellness. Checked
  3. Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mauritius. Search Results for "moelle osseuse" - Ministry of Health and Wellness. Checked

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. La Gazette (Mauritius). First bone marrow transplant in Mauritius! Updated Feb 14, 2024. Checked
  2. Agence Française de Développement (AFD). Prises en charge spécialisées des patients des pays de l'océan Indien dans les hôpitaux de la Réunion : état des lieux et propositions (document de travail 107). March 2011. Checked
  3. Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Africa). Checked