MAYOTTE · AFRICA
Is there a bone marrow registry in Mayotte?
For people who live in Mayotte. Live somewhere else? Find your place.
As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Mayotte. Mayotte is a French department, so France’s national registry is the expected route, but on Oct 11, 2026 its directory of regional reference centers named none for department 976, Mayotte, while it lists Saint-Denis for Réunion. 1
| Region | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa 9 |
|---|---|
| Population | About 316,000 (2023) 10 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Mayotte lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 11 |
| Transplants | Mayotte Hebdo reported in 2017 that Mayotte had no blood collection because of malaria, and that the World Health Organization would have to declare the island free of malaria before France’s blood service could set up there. 12 |
| Where we looked | 5 places, in French |
| Checked | |
| Next check |
Why is there no link to a registry in Mayotte?
On Oct 11, 2026, France’s registry assigned every department to a reference center that handles saliva-kit registrations, listing 974, Réunion, under Saint-Denis, and no center covered 976, Mayotte. 1
What we found in Mayotte
France’s registry names no reference center for Mayotte. 1
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web search | French | A French web search on Oct 11, 2026 found nothing on registering as a marrow donor in Mayotte, only a 2017 article in which Mayotte Hebdo reported that blood donation was impossible on the island because of malaria. 12 | |
| Agence de la biomédecine | French | On Oct 11, 2026, the French registry’s full directory listed 28 reference centers; Saint-Denis covers 974 (La Réunion) and Fort-de-France covers 971 to 973, but no center lists 976 (Mayotte). 1 | |
| Agence de la biomédecine (dondemoelleosseuse.fr) | English | On Oct 11, 2026, the sign-up of France’s registry, run by the Agence de la biomédecine, started with age, 18 to 35, and said donation stays possible up to age 60. 2 4 | |
2 more searches with nothing to add
| |||
Can people in Mayotte join a registry abroad?
Are stem cell transplants done in Mayotte?
Children with cancer in Mayotte are sent to Réunion: the pediatric oncology and hematology service of the CHU in Saint-Denis takes every child with cancer from Mayotte and Réunion, its head wrote in 2021, and some treatment, such as a marrow transplant, may then be done in mainland France. 13
Know of a registry in Mayotte?
Download the card
The link preview says: “No registry to join. Here’s what is there instead.”
Registries
- Agence de la biomédecine. Près de chez vous (events, associations and the directory of regional reference centres, pages ?page=,0,0,0 to ,0,0,9).
- Agence de la biomédecine (dondemoelleosseuse.fr). Inscrivez-vous en 3 étapes | Don de moelle osseuse. Checked
- Agence de la biomédecine (dondemoelleosseuse.fr). Âge du donneur.
- Agence de la biomédecine (dondemoelleosseuse.fr). Essential information in English. Checked
- Agence de la biomédecine (dondemoelleosseuse.fr). FAQ - Thématique | Don de moelle osseuse.
- SABMR. Donor Exclusion Criteria - SABMR.
- DKMS Africa. Registration (1/11) - first eligibility screen.
- DKMS Africa. Blood stem cell registration form for non-sa citizens.
Figures and lists
- 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
- Mayotte Hebdo. Pourquoi ne peut-on pas donner son sang à Mayotte ? Updated Jun 15, 2017.
- Cancer Control Francophone (Yves Réguerre, CHU de La Réunion). Cancérologie pédiatrique dans l'Océan Indien : une organisation singulière. 2021. Checked