RÉUNION · FRANCE GREFFE DE MOELLE
Become a bone marrow donor in Réunion
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If you live in Réunion, you can join France Greffe de Moelle from age 18 to 35. France’s national registry handles Réunion’s sign-ups through its reference center in Saint-Denis, and in November 2024 the Agence de la biomédecine ran a recruitment campaign in Réunion with the CHU de La Réunion and the regional health agency. 7 10 Checked .
| Place | Réunion (La Réunion) 15 |
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| Region | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa 12 |
| Population | About 875,000 (2023) 13 |
| Registry | France Greffe de Moelle (Agence de la biomédecine) 3 4 5 |
| Who can join | Ages 18 to 35France’s registry takes people who live in France, Réunion included, and its published conditions set no nationality rule; people living abroad can apply only if they plan to move back to France and give a French address. 2 6 8 |
| How you sign up | In Réunion you sign up online at dondemoelleosseuse.fr, in French, in three steps: basic details, a health check and the registration form. The registry says questions about a file sent with a saliva kit go to your reference center, which for Réunion is in Saint-Denis. 1 10 |
| Transplants | The CHU de La Réunion’s magazine reported in late 2018 that the hematology team at its Saint-Pierre site had applied to the regional health agency for authorization to perform marrow allografts on the island, from a family donor where possible or from the donor registry. 11 |
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Bone marrow registries are also called stem cell registries.
Who runs the bone marrow donor registry in Réunion?
France Greffe de Moelle signs up people who live in Réunion. It is run by Agence de la biomédecine, a public body.
Réunion is a French overseas department, so people there join France’s national registry, run by the Agence de la biomédecine; its directory of regional reference centers assigns department 974, La Réunion, to the hospital center in Saint-Denis. 9 10
Réunion residents join France’s national registry, through Saint-Denis. 10
How do I join in Réunion?
The agency’s 2024 Réunion campaign said joining takes registration on dondemoelleosseuse.fr, a medical questionnaire and a biological sample, either saliva or a blood test at final registration. 7
France Greffe de Moelle
Run by Agence de la biomédecine, a public body.
18–35years old to join
- Who it’s for
- People who live in Réunion, aged 18 to 35.
- Language
- French
Why this one first France’s national registry, run by the Agence de la biomédecine, for France and its overseas departments: pre-register online, then a saliva kit or a centre visit (18–35).
Link checked Read the registry’s rules (opens in a new tab)
For patients and families
France Greffe de Moelle
Run by Agence de la biomédecine, a public body.
- Language
- French
Read France Greffe de Moelle’s own page (opens in a new tab)
Who can join in Réunion?
France’s registry, which people in Réunion join, takes people aged 18 to 35 at registration, and donation stays possible up to age 60, its English information says. 8
Réunion and the world’s donor search
The Agence de la biomédecine counted nearly 4,500 Réunion donors at the end of 2023, out of 385,000 in France, and 125 new Réunion registrations from January to October 2024. 7
The CHU de La Réunion counted 4,467 Réunion donors on France’s national registry in 2018, 224 of them new in 2017, and said seven donors from the island had been asked to give marrow. 11
Are stem cell transplants done in Réunion?
Children with cancer from Réunion and Mayotte are treated by the pediatric oncology and hematology service of the CHU in Saint-Denis, the only French service for under-18s with cancer in the Indian Ocean; part of a child’s care, a marrow transplant for example, may take place in mainland France, its head wrote in 2021. 14
What happens after I join?
Donors in Réunion who are asked to give no longer have to travel to mainland France: in July 2018 the CHU de La Réunion collected marrow stem cells from a volunteer donor at its Saint-Pierre site for the first time, the hospital’s magazine reported. 11
Questions about joining in Réunion
Do I have to be a citizen to join if I live in Réunion?
France’s registry takes people who live in France, Réunion included, and its published conditions set no nationality rule; people living abroad can apply only if they plan to move back to France and give a French address. 6 8
How do I sign up in Réunion: online, by kit or in person?
In Réunion you sign up online at dondemoelleosseuse.fr, in French, in three steps: basic details, a health check and the registration form. The registry says questions about a file sent with a saliva kit go to your reference center, which for Réunion is in Saint-Denis. 1 10
How old do you have to be to join France Greffe de Moelle?
France Greffe de Moelle signs up people aged 18 to 35. 2
Is France Greffe de Moelle part of the international donor search?
Yes. France Greffe de Moelle is a member of the World Marrow Donor Association.
About donating: Does it hurt?, How donation works and Recovery.
Registries
- Agence de la biomédecine (dondemoelleosseuse.fr). Inscrivez-vous en 3 étapes | Don de moelle osseuse. Checked
- Agence de la biomédecine (dondemoelleosseuse.fr). Âge du donneur.
- Agence de la biomédecine. FAQ - S'inscrire & donner. Checked
- Agence de la biomédecine. Inscrivez-vous en 3 étapes. Checked
- Agence de la biomédecine. FAQ - Comprendre.
- Agence de la biomédecine (France). FAQ - Thématique : S'inscrire et donner.
- Agence de la biomédecine. Communiqué de presse: Don de moelle osseuse : pourquoi le profil des Réunionnais est-il unique et précieux pour aider des malades à guérir ? Updated Nov 8, 2024.
- Agence de la biomédecine (dondemoelleosseuse.fr). Essential information in English. Checked
- Agence de la biomédecine (dondemoelleosseuse.fr). FAQ - Thématique | Don de moelle osseuse.
- Agence de la biomédecine. Près de chez vous (events, associations and the directory of regional reference centres, pages ?page=,0,0,0 to ,0,0,9).
- CHU de La Réunion. Convergence n° 41 (octobre, novembre, décembre 2018): Prélever de la moelle osseuse, une première à La Réunion. October 2018. Checked
Figures and lists
- 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
- Cancer Control Francophone (Yves Réguerre, CHU de La Réunion). Cancérologie pédiatrique dans l'Océan Indien : une organisation singulière. 2021. Checked
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Africa). Checked