PARAGUAY · INAT
Become a bone marrow donor in Paraguay
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If you live in Paraguay, you can join INAT from age 18 to 40. In Paraguay, INAT, the national transplant institute, runs the national registry of volunteer donors; you can register at INAT in Asunción from Monday to Friday, 7:00 to 15:00, or at announced drives. 1 Checked .
| Region | South America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas 7 |
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| Population | About 6.8 million (2023) 8 |
| Registry | INAT (Instituto Nacional de Ablación y Trasplante (INAT)) 2 10 |
| Who can join | Ages 18 to 40, listed until your 55th birthdayINAT says any healthy person who meets its requirements can join Paraguay’s registry, and its requirements include no residence or citizenship rule. 1 |
| How you sign up | Joining Paraguay’s registry at INAT means signing a consent form and giving a mouth swab. 1 |
| Transplants | InfoNegocios Paraguay reported in Sep 2026 that Paraguay has stem cell transplant programs at the IPS Hospital Central, the Acosta Ñu children’s hospital and the Hospital de Clínicas. 11 |
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Bone marrow registries are also called stem cell registries.
Who runs the bone marrow donor registry in Paraguay?
INAT signs up people who live in Paraguay. It is run by Instituto Nacional de Ablación y Trasplante (INAT), a public body.
Última Hora reported in Dec 2019 that Paraguay’s Congress had passed a law creating the national registry of blood stem cell donors under INAT. InfoNegocios Paraguay reported in Sep 2026 that the law still awaits its regulations. 11 12
INAT signs up donors in Asunción and at drives across Paraguay. 1
How do I join in Paraguay?
INAT also signs people up at drives: La Nación reported on Sep 17, 2026 that INAT and Fundación Carlos Chytil planned one for Sep 19, 2026 at the Shopping del Sol and Shopping Mariano malls. 10
INAT also signs people up where they work and meet: in Sep 2023 it registered staff at the drugmaker Eurofarma after a talk, and in Nov 2023 it ran a sign-up stand at the fourth Paraguayan Transplant Congress at Paseo La Galería in Asunción. 3 4
INAT
Run by Instituto Nacional de Ablación y Trasplante (INAT), a public body.
18–40years old to join
- Who it’s for
- People who live in Paraguay, aged 18 to 40.
- Language
- Spanish
Who can join in Paraguay?
INAT takes people aged 18 to 40 who weigh over 50 kg, and a registration stays valid until the donor turns 55. 1
Paraguay and the world’s donor search
InfoNegocios Paraguay reported on Sep 18, 2026 that Paraguay’s registry held about 2,000 people after a decade of work, citing the executive director of Fundación Carlos Chytil. 11
INAT lists Paraguay’s donors in WMDA’s Search & Match, where registries abroad search: WMDA counted 1,840 adult donor records from INAT at its Jul 9, 2026 update. 5 6
InfoNegocios Paraguay reported in Oct 2022 that about 1,500 people were on Paraguay’s registry, and quoted a hematologist at the IPS social security hospital saying Latin America’s transplant rate is a tenth of that in the United States or Europe, with Paraguay last. 13
INAT’s president was on the program of WMDA’s meeting of Latin American registries on Mar 21, 2026, speaking on the future roles of donor registries and on widening access to transplants. 9
Questions about joining in Paraguay
Can I join if I’m not a citizen of Paraguay?
INAT says any healthy person who meets its requirements can join Paraguay’s registry, and its requirements include no residence or citizenship rule. 1
How do I sign up in Paraguay: online, by kit or in person?
Joining Paraguay’s registry at INAT means signing a consent form and giving a mouth swab. 1
How old do you have to be to join INAT?
INAT signs up people aged 18 to 40. It keeps you listed until your 55th birthday. 1
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Registries
- Instituto Nacional de Ablación y Trasplante (INAT), MSPBS. INFORMACIONES CPH. Checked
- INAT. INAT PARAGUAY :: SITIO WEB OFICIAL.
- Instituto Nacional de Ablación y Trasplante (INAT). Charla y captación de Donantes de Médula Ósea en Eurofarma. Updated Sep 7, 2023. Checked
- Instituto Nacional de Ablación y Trasplante (INAT). Captación de donantes de médula ósea. Updated Nov 2, 2023. Checked
Figures and lists
- WMDA (Share, organisation data public access). Database.
- WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
- 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).
- World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Reunión de Registros Latinoamericanos: agenda y disertantes. March 2026. Checked
Other sources
- La Nación (Paraguay). Buscan captar a 2.000 donantes de médula ósea. Updated Sep 17, 2026.
- InfoNegocios Paraguay. Buscan ampliar registro de donantes de médula ósea. Updated Sep 18, 2026.
- Última Hora (Paraguay). Sancionan proyecto de células madres para trasplante de médula ósea. Updated Dec 17, 2019. Checked
- InfoNegocios Paraguay. Paraguay registra 1.500 donantes de médula ósea (y necesita aumentar entre 10 y 20 veces esa cantidad). Updated Oct 5, 2022. Checked