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Become a stem cell donor in Romania

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If you live in Romania, you can join Romanian National Stem Cell Donor Registry from age 18 to 45. In Romania you can join RNDVCSH online and get a collection kit at home, or ask the registry to book you an appointment at a donor center. 2 Checked .

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Romania at a glance
PlaceRomania (România) 8
RegionEastern Europe, Europe 6
PopulationAbout 19.1 million (2023) 7
RegistryRomanian National Stem Cell Donor Registry (Registrul Naţional al Donatorilor Voluntari de Celule Stem Hematopoietice) 1 3
Who can joinAges 18 to 45, listed until your 60th birthdayRNDVCSH says anyone aged 18 to 45 in good general health can join and asks for no citizenship, but you can’t join if you’re already on a stem cell donor registry in another country, and donors should tell it if they leave Romania for longer than an annual vacation. 2 3
How you sign upWith the home kit you rub sterile cotton swabs inside each cheek, seal them in the envelope provided and call or email RNDVCSH to have the package collected, free of charge. 2
TransplantsRNDVCSH lists four marrow transplant centers in Romania: the Fundeni Clinical Institute in Bucharest, the Louis Țurcanu children’s emergency hospital in Timișoara, the county emergency hospital in Târgu Mureș and the Regional Oncology Institute in Iași. 5
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Stem cell registries are also called bone marrow registries.

Who runs the stem cell donor registry in Romania?

Romanian National Stem Cell Donor Registry signs up people who live in Romania. It is run by Registrul Naţional al Donatorilor Voluntari de Celule Stem Hematopoietice, a public body.

Romania’s registry takes people aged 18 to 45, online or at a donor center. 2

How do I join in Romania?

At a Romanian donor center you are counseled and 15 ml of blood is taken to find your blood group and tissue type and to test for infections passed on by blood. 2

RNDVCSH lists 16 donor centers, most of them inside blood transfusion centers: three in Bucharest and one each in Arad, Bacău, Cluj, Constanța, Galați, Iași, Oradea, Ploiești, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Slatina, Târgu Mureș, Timișoara and Zalău. 4

Who can join in Romania?

Can I donate?Age limits by country

The registry’s ages

Romania and the world’s donor search

RNDVCSH coordinates and supervises the recruitment, testing and donation of unrelated donors in Romania, and the World Marrow Donor Association has awarded it Benchmark L2 certification. 1

Romania’s registry was set up by Government Decision 760 of Jul 1, 2009. 1

What happens after I join?

Romanian donors stay in the database until 60; after donating they are followed for 5 years with a yearly health check, and those without income subject to health contributions are insured for 10 years without paying them. 3

What donating is like

Questions about joining in Romania

Can I join if I’m not a citizen of Romania?

RNDVCSH says anyone aged 18 to 45 in good general health can join and asks for no citizenship, but you can’t join if you’re already on a stem cell donor registry in another country, and donors should tell it if they leave Romania for longer than an annual vacation. 3

How do I sign up in Romania: online, by kit or in person?

With the home kit you rub sterile cotton swabs inside each cheek, seal them in the envelope provided and call or email RNDVCSH to have the package collected, free of charge. 2

How old do you have to be to join Romanian National Stem Cell Donor Registry?

Romanian National Stem Cell Donor Registry signs up people aged 18 to 45. It keeps you listed until your 60th birthday. 2

Is Romanian National Stem Cell Donor Registry part of the international donor search?

Yes. Romanian National Stem Cell Donor Registry is a member of the World Marrow Donor Association.

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Sources

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Registries

  1. Registrul Naţional al Donatorilor Voluntari de Celule Stem Hematopoietice (RNDVCSH). RNDVCSH home. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
  2. RNDVCSH (registru-celule-stem.ro). Formular de inscriere în Registru. Updated Jun 24, 2025.
  3. RNDVCSH (registru-celule-stem.ro). Întrebări frecvente.
  4. RNDVCSH. Centrele donatorilor de celule stem hematopoietice. Updated Nov 28, 2025.
  5. Registrul Naţional al Donatorilor Voluntari de Celule Stem Hematopoietice (RNDVCSH). Centrele de transplant. Updated Dec 8, 2025. Checked

Figures and lists

  1. United Nations Statistics Division. Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49): Overview (English table).
  2. UN DESA Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024: Total population by sex (CSV).

Other sources

  1. Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Europe). Checked