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Is there a bone marrow registry in Moldova?
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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in Moldova can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. Radio Moldova reported on Jan 21, 2026, that stem cell transplants couldn’t yet be done in Moldova and that Chișinău’s Oncology Institute was set to introduce bone marrow transplants. 13
| Place | Moldova (Republica Moldova) 12 |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Europe, Europe 9 |
| Population | About 3.1 million (2023) 10 |
| Registry | None found as of 7 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Moldova lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 11 |
| Transplants | Radio Moldova reported in January 2026 that patients in Moldova whose cases are most critical need stem cell transplants that can’t yet be done in the country, and that a national cancer program for 2026 would cover blood cancers. 13 |
| Where we looked | 4 places, in Romanian |
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What we found in Moldova
Moldova’s health ministry and blood center list no stem cell donor registry. 2 5
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, no organization based in Moldova appeared on the World Marrow Donor Association’s member map or in its organization database. 7 8 | |
| Agenția de Transplant (Moldova) | Romanian | On Oct 16, 2026, Moldova’s Transplant Agency led its website with its Oct 9, 2026, event for the European Day for Organ, Tissue and Cell Donation, “Sharing Lives”, which brought together the Ministry of Health, the Nicolae Testemițanu medical university and the Timofei Moșneaga Republican Clinical Hospital; the website listed no stem cell donor registry. 3 | |
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On Oct 11, 2026, a search of Moldova’s Ministry of Health website for “celule stem hematopoietice” (blood stem cells) found no results. 5
On Oct 11, 2026, a search of the Moldovan Transplant Agency’s website for “celule stem” found the 2008 transplant law and cornea transplant news, but no registry of stem cell donors. 6
On Oct 16, 2026, a search of Moldova’s Ministry of Health website for “transplant” found news of a liver transplant from a living donor and of medicines paid for after organ transplants, but nothing on stem cell donors. 4
Can people in Moldova join a registry abroad?
Romania’s registry, RNDVCSH, doesn’t state a residence rule, but its home-kit form asks for an address with a Romanian county, as of Oct 15, 2026. 1
Has Moldova announced a registry or a law?
Radio Moldova reported on Jan 21, 2026, that Moldova’s Ministry of Health set up a coordination unit in 2025 for a new National Cancer Control Program due in 2026, after the Oncology Institute in Chișinău held an exchange with Israeli specialists on blood cancer care. 13
Moldova’s Law No. 42 of Mar 6, 2008, on the transplant of human organs, tissues and cells, amended by Law No. 101 of Jun 9, 2017, is the law the country’s Transplant Agency points to; its site lists no stem cell donor registry. 6
Questions about Moldova
Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in Moldova?
Radio Moldova reported in January 2026 that patients in Moldova whose cases are most critical need stem cell transplants that can’t yet be done in the country, and that a national cancer program for 2026 would cover blood cancers. 13
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Registries
- RNDVCSH (registru-celule-stem.ro). Formular de inscriere în Registru. Updated Jun 24, 2025.
- Centrul Național de Transfuzie a Sângelui (National Blood Transfusion Centre, Moldova). CNTS - Pagina principală.
Official bodies
- Agenția de Transplant (Moldova). Agenția de Transplant (home page). Checked
- Ministerul Sănătății al Republicii Moldova. Rezultatele căutării: transplant. Checked
- Ministerul Sănătății al Republicii Moldova. Căutare "celule stem hematopoietice" and "maduva osoasa".
- Agenția de Transplant (Transplant Agency of Moldova). Căutare "celule stem".
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
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Europe). Checked
- Radio Moldova (TRM). Modernizing cancer care: Moldova eyes CAR-T therapy and surgical upgrades. Updated Jan 21, 2026. Checked