PITCAIRN ISLANDS · OCEANIA
Is there a bone marrow registry in the Pitcairn Islands?
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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in the Pitcairn Islands can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. About 35 people live permanently on Pitcairn, which is administered from Auckland, and neither DKMS UK nor New Zealand’s registry describes a way to join from there. 2 3 7 12
| Region | Polynesia, Oceania 11 |
|---|---|
| Population | About 35 (2023) 12 |
| Registry | None found as of 10 |
| World donor search | No organization based in the Pitcairn Islands lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 13 |
| Transplants | We haven’t found a stem cell transplant service on Pitcairn. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. WHO says Pitcairn’s health clinic has a doctor, usually on a six-month rotation from overseas, and a local nurse, and that medical evacuation is extremely difficult and costly. 6 |
| Where we looked | 5 places, in English |
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What we found in the Pitcairn Islands
About 35 people live on Pitcairn; DKMS UK asks for two years at a UK address. 2 12
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Marrow Donor Association | English | The World Marrow Donor Association’s member map listed no organization based in the Pitcairn Islands when we checked it on Oct 11, 2026. 10 | |
| Government of the Pitcairn Islands | English | The Government of the Pitcairn Islands’ website, read on Oct 11, 2026, says the islands are administered from Auckland, New Zealand, and has no information about joining a donor registry. 7 | |
| DKMS UK (DKMS Foundation) | English | DKMS UK’s eligibility rules, read on Oct 11, 2026, ask for a UK resident at a permanent address for at least two years, aged 16 to 55, and don’t mention Pitcairn. 2 | |
| New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service) | English | New Zealand’s registry, read on Oct 11, 2026, said it delivers kits anywhere in New Zealand and registers people now resident there, with no route for Pitcairn, although Pitcairn is administered from Auckland. 3 4 | |
| Web search | English | Nothing to add |
Can people in the Pitcairn Islands join a registry abroad?
People who live on Pitcairn don’t meet DKMS UK’s rule of two years at a permanent UK address, and New Zealand’s registry describes kits delivered within New Zealand, as checked on Oct 16, 2026. 2 3
The Government of the Pitcairn Islands says most of the islands’ children leave at 13 for secondary school in New Zealand, and New Zealand’s registry, read on Oct 16, 2026, invites people who are now resident in New Zealand to register with it. 4 12
Are stem cell transplants done in the Pitcairn Islands?
The UK government’s travel advice says Pitcairn’s clinic is staffed by a GP and a nurse, that the nearest hospital facilities are at least 2 days away by ship, in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that there is no airport. 8
The Government of the Pitcairn Islands’ health funding policy says Pitcairn has no facilities for treatment that needs a hospital or specialist care, so such patients travel to Tahiti or New Zealand at the island medical officer’s discretion. 9
Questions about the Pitcairn Islands
Can a hospital in the Pitcairn Islands search abroad for a donor?
The Government of the Pitcairn Islands’ health funding policy of March 2024 says off-island assessments and referrals take place in New Zealand and/or Tahiti and are authorized by the Administrator. 9 12
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Registries
- Anthony Nolan. Apply to join the stem cell register.
- DKMS UK (DKMS Foundation). Eligibility to register.
- New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service). How to join.
- New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service). FAQs. Checked
- New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service). Swab kits.
- World Health Organization. Our work in Pitcairn Islands. Checked
Official bodies
- Government of the Pitcairn Islands. Official website of the Government of the Pitcairn Islands.
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK). Pitcairn Island travel advice: Health. Updated Mar 27, 2025. Checked
- Government of the Pitcairn Islands. Health Funding Policy (March 2024, PDF). Checked
Figures and lists
- World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
- United Nations Statistics Division. Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49): Overview (English table).
- Government of the Pitcairn Islands. Life On Pitcairn. Checked
- WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.