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Is there a bone marrow registry in Qatar?
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As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Qatar. On Oct 11, 2026, the World Marrow Donor Association’s database listed Hamad Medical Corporation’s NCCCR Qatar Stem Cell Donor Registry, with its listing in preparation. 3 8
| Place | Qatar (قطر) 12 |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Asia, Asia 9 |
| Population | About 3 million (2023) 10 |
| Registry | None found as of 6 7 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Qatar lists adult donors in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 6 8 |
| Transplants | NCCCR, Hamad Medical Corporation’s national cancer center in Qatar, began transplants with patients’ own cells in 2015 and from donors in 2017, and has a stem cell donor team. 3 |
| Where we looked | 3 places, in English and Arabic |
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What we found in Qatar
Qatar’s NCCCR donor registry is in WMDA’s database, its listing in preparation. 8
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, the World Marrow Donor Association’s organization database listed the NCCCR Qatar Stem Cell Donor Registry with its Search & Match listing in preparation and no membership category shown. 8 | |
| Hamad Medical Corporation | English | Hamad Medical Corporation has planned a national stem cell donor program in Qatar since at least February 2016, and on Oct 11, 2026 its website offered no public way to sign up. 2 8 | |
| Hamad Medical Corporation | English | On Oct 11, 2026, web searches in Arabic for a Qatari stem cell donor registry found only Hamad Medical Corporation’s 2016 interim screening center and organ donor news, and no stem cell donor sign-up. 2 |
Can people in Qatar join a registry abroad?
Has Qatar announced a registry or a law?
In February 2016, Hamad Medical Corporation opened a temporary blood stem cell screening center in Doha as a first step toward a national donation program; volunteers 18 and over brought a passport or a Qatari ID or residency document. 2
Questions about Qatar
Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in Qatar?
NCCCR, Hamad Medical Corporation’s national cancer center in Qatar, began transplants with patients’ own cells in 2015 and from donors in 2017, and has a stem cell donor team. 3
Can a hospital in Qatar search abroad for a donor?
The Peninsula reported in January 2018 that more than 80 patients a year in Qatar need a stem cell transplant, and that for non-Qatari residents NCCCR worked with the Qatar Red Crescent to bring a matching donor from the patient’s home country. 11
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Registries
- Hamad Medical Corporation. HMC site search: الخلايا الجذعية (stem cells), and stem cell donor registry (English).
- Hamad Medical Corporation. HMC Opens Interim Blood Stem Cell Screening Center.
- Hamad Medical Corporation. NCCCR Stem Cell Donor Team Participates in Doha International Organ Donor Academy Conference. Updated Jan 31, 2018.
- DATRI Blood Stem Cell Donors Registry. Register now.
- DKMS Foundation India. Register as a potential donor.
Figures and lists
- WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
- World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
- WMDA (Share, Organisation data public access). Database.
- 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).
Other sources
- The Peninsula. Qatar plans to set up stem cell donor registry. Updated Jan 25, 2018.
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Asia). Checked