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Is there a bone marrow registry in Nepal?

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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in Nepal can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. Nepal’s first bone marrow transplant unit opened at Civil Service Hospital in Kathmandu in August 2016, built with the University of Illinois Chicago and the Binaytara Foundation, the university says. 10

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Nepal at a glance
PlaceNepal (नेपाल) 14
RegionSouthern Asia, Asia 7
PopulationAbout 29.7 million (2023) 8
RegistryNone found as of 5 6
World donor searchNo organization based in Nepal lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 9
TransplantsThe Civil Service Hospital transplant program in Kathmandu has completed more than 50 bone marrow transplants, according to its US academic collaborator, the University of Illinois Chicago. 10
Where we looked8 places, in English and Nepali
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What we found in Nepal

Nepal’s Civil Service Hospital in Kathmandu has done more than 50 transplants since 2016. 10

WhereLanguageFindingDate
World Marrow Donor AssociationEnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, the World Marrow Donor Association listed no member organization based in Nepal, and its Search & Match statistics had no Nepali listing. 5 6
Ministry of Health and Population, NepalNepaliOn Oct 11, 2026, searches of the website of Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population for “bone marrow” and for “stem cell” in Nepali found nothing, and the same search on Oct 15, 2026 returned only unrelated notices. 4
Nepal Red Cross SocietyEnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, the homepage of the Nepal Red Cross Society, which runs more than 100 blood donation centers, said nothing about signing up as a stem cell donor. 1
5 more searches with nothing to add
  • Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal Nepali · 2 searches, to
  • Web search Nepali and English · 3 searches, to

Can people in Nepal join a registry abroad?

DKMS Foundation India’s rule is about where you live, not your nationality: on Oct 15, 2026 it registered permanent residents of India only, and DATRI’s form asked whether you live in India, so people living in Nepal can’t join either. 2 3

Are stem cell transplants done in Nepal?

Radio Nepal reported in August 2026 that BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital’s five-bed transplant unit, funded with about 37 million yuan from China, is due to start construction in 2026 and take a year and a half, while its doctors and nurses train in China. 12

Has Nepal announced a registry or a law?

Nepal’s cabinet approved in July 2025 an agreement with China for a bone marrow transplant unit at BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Bharatpur, Chitwan, to treat blood cancers and cut the need to seek treatment abroad, Radio Nepal reported; the decision named no donor registry. 11

Questions about Nepal

Can a hospital in Nepal search abroad for a donor?

Patients in Nepal who need a bone marrow transplant are forced to go abroad for now, the former executive director of BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital told Ratopati in August 2026, adding that the hospital’s planned unit would offer the treatment at lower cost. 13

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Sources

How we check

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Registries

  1. Nepal Red Cross Society. Nepal Red Cross Society homepage.
  2. DATRI Blood Stem Cell Donors Registry. Register now.
  3. DKMS Foundation India. Register as a potential donor.

Official bodies

  1. Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal. Site search 'स्टेम सेल'.

Figures and lists

  1. World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). WMDA statistics.
  2. World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry (member map).
  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).
  5. WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.

Other sources

  1. University of Illinois Chicago, College of Medicine, Center for Global Health. Civil Service Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal (Civil Service Hospital BMT project). Checked
  2. Radio Nepal (Public Service Broadcasting). Cabinet approves key decisions on healthcare and international engagements. Updated Jul 23, 2025. Checked
  3. Radio Nepal (Public Service Broadcasting). BP Memorial Cancer Hospital to build bone marrow transplant facility. Updated Aug 6, 2026. Checked
  4. Ratopati (English edition). B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital Prepares for Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. Updated Aug 6, 2026. Checked
  5. Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Asia). Checked