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Become a stem cell donor in Saudi Arabia

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If you live in Saudi Arabia, you can join KFSH&RC Stem Cell Donor Registry. King Faisal Specialist Hospital (KFSH&RC) invites people in Saudi Arabia to join its donor registry in person or to call the registry, but its website doesn’t publish the joining rules. 1 Checked .

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Saudi Arabia at a glance
PlaceSaudi Arabia (المملكة العربية السعودية) 16
RegionWestern Asia, Asia 11
PopulationAbout 33.3 million (2023) 12
RegistriesKFSH&RC Stem Cell Donor Registry (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre)Saudi Stem Cell Donor Registry 1 2 7 9 10 14 15
Who can joinWhen the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs set up SSCDR, it said the registry would focus on Saudis but would not be limited to Saudi nationals; neither SSCDR nor KFSH&RC publishes a residence rule today. 1 7
How you sign upWhen SSCDR was set up, the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs said a donor answers some health questions, signs the registration consent and gives a small blood sample for tissue typing; if they match, they’re called back for more tests. 7
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Stem cell registries are also called bone marrow registries.

Who runs the stem cell donor registry in Saudi Arabia?

KFSH&RC Stem Cell Donor Registry signs up people who live in Saudi Arabia. It is run by King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, a public hospital or university service.

Saudi Arabia’s national registry is the Saudi Stem Cell Donor Registry (SSCDR), set up by the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs; its website didn’t load on Oct 11 or Oct 15, 2026, so KFSH&RC’s sign-up is the one we can point you to. Both list donors for searches worldwide. 7 13

Saudi Arabia has two donor registries; KFSH&RC takes sign-ups in person or by phone. 1

How do I join in Saudi Arabia?

  • KFSH&RC Stem Cell Donor Registry

    Run by King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, a public hospital or university service.

    Who it’s for
    People who live in Riyadh, at the hospital and its sign-up drives.
    Languages
    English and Arabic

We couldn’t open the website of Saudi Stem Cells Donor Registry when we tried on Oct 14, 2026. That tells us nothing about whether it offers a way to join.

Who can join in Saudi Arabia?

The Ministry of Health’s 2017 brochure gives SSCDR’s joining age as 18 to 49, and KFSH&RC’s current website states no age, so check the age with the registry when you join. 1 6

Can I donate?Age limits by country

Saudi Arabia and the world’s donor search

KFSH&RC said in January 2025 that its stem cell donor registry initiative had built a database of over 75,000 registered donors and facilitated 171 donations. 2

In February 2019, the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs said SSCDR had reached 72,000 registered donors nationwide since it was set up. 8

Questions about joining in Saudi Arabia

Can I join if I’m not a citizen of Saudi Arabia?

When the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs set up SSCDR, it said the registry would focus on Saudis but would not be limited to Saudi nationals; neither SSCDR nor KFSH&RC publishes a residence rule today. 1 7

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

When SSCDR was set up, the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs said a donor answers some health questions, signs the registration consent and gives a small blood sample for tissue typing; if they match, they’re called back for more tests. 7

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Sources

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Registries

  1. King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC). Stem Cell Transplant — Join the Donor Registry for Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant. Checked
  2. King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre. KFSHRC Honored with Princess Adelah bint Abdullah Award ... Stem Cell Donor Registry Initiative.
  3. King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC). KAIMRC website. Tried ; we couldn’t open it
  4. KFSH&RC. Stem Cell Transplant (services sub-site). Tried ; we couldn’t open it
  5. KFSH&RC. Life it's in you (e-services stem cell page found by search). Tried ; we couldn’t open it

Official bodies

  1. Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. ساهم بالتبرع بالخلايا الجذعية #سجل_وانقذ_حياة (SSCDR brochure, 12 pages).
  2. Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs. National Guard Health Affairs launches the first Saudi Bone Marrow Donor Registry.
  3. Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs. 72,000 Registered Donors in Saudi Stem Cell Donor Registry. Updated Feb 24, 2019.

Figures and lists

  1. WMDA (Share, Organisation data public access). Database.
  2. WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
  3. United Nations Statistics Division. Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49): Overview (English table).
  4. UN DESA Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024: Total population by sex (CSV).
  5. World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.

Other sources

  1. Saudipedia. السجل السعودي للمتبرعين بالخلايا الجذعية.
  2. Ajel newspaper (quoting Al Arabiya). مديرة «السجل السعودي للمتبرعين»: أكثر من 160 متبرعا يمثلون أملًا للمرضى. Updated Aug 11, 2024.
  3. Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Asia). Checked