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Is there a bone marrow registry in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in Saint Kitts and Nevis can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. Saint Kitts and Nevis opened an oncology unit that treats leukemia in Dec 2016, but SKNIS, its government news service, has no story on marrow donation. 2 3
| Place | Saint Kitts and Nevis (St. Kitts & Nevis) 11 |
|---|---|
| Region | Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas 7 |
| Population | About 46,800 (2023) 8 |
| Registry | None found as of 6 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Saint Kitts and Nevis lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 10 |
| Transplants | Our searches turned up no stem cell transplant service in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the federation's first oncology unit, opened at the Joseph Nathaniel France General Hospital on Dec 6, 2016, treats cancers including several types of leukemia, with an oncology specialist from Cuba, SKNIS reported. 2 3 4 |
| Where we looked | 5 places, in English |
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What we found in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis lists a kidney transplant program, no marrow registry. 1
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
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| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, no organization based in Saint Kitts and Nevis was on WMDA’s member map or in its organization database. 6 9 | |
| Government of St Kitts and Nevis | English | On Oct 11, 2026, the site map of the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis listed no marrow or stem cell donor items. 1 | |
| St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS) | English | On Oct 16, 2026, a search of SKNIS, the government information service of Saint Kitts and Nevis, for 'bone marrow' returned two stories, on a 2024 radiation safety law and a 2017 check on pork imports, and none about marrow donation or a donor registry. 2 | |
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Questions about Saint Kitts and Nevis
Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Our searches turned up no stem cell transplant service in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the federation's first oncology unit, opened at the Joseph Nathaniel France General Hospital on Dec 6, 2016, treats cancers including several types of leukemia, with an oncology specialist from Cuba, SKNIS reported. 2 3 4
Can a hospital in Saint Kitts and Nevis search abroad for a donor?
Before 2016, people in Saint Kitts and Nevis had to travel to Barbados, Trinidad, Puerto Rico or the United States for chemotherapy, the hospital's chief of staff said; the new unit had treated 119 patients by Feb 2019, Chief Medical Officer Dr Hazel Laws said. 3 4
On Jan 26, 2023, the foreign minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dr Denzil Douglas, visited nationals being treated at the National Institute of Oncology and Radiobiology and La Pradera Hospital in Havana, SKNIS reported. 5
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Official bodies
- Government of St Kitts and Nevis. gov.kn sitemaps (1,040 URLs).
- St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS). You searched for "bone marrow". Checked
- St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS). New oncology unit signals new era for cancer care in St. Kitts. Updated Dec 6, 2016. Checked
- St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS). Cancer care unit dramatically improves healthcare delivery in St. Kitts-Nevis. Updated Nov 6, 2019. Checked
- St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS). Saint Kitts and Nevis' Minister of Foreign Affairs visits hospitals in Havana. Updated Jan 31, 2023. 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).
- UN DESA Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024: Total population by sex (CSV).
- WMDA (Share, Organisation data public access). Database.
- WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
Other sources
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (North America). Checked