SUDAN · AFRICA
Is there a bone marrow registry in Sudan?
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As of , we haven’t found enough to verify a way to join from Sudan yet. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. The only sign of transplant plans we found in Sudan is a July 2022 report, published by EpiNews, that Aliaa Specialized Hospital in Khartoum was preparing to start bone marrow transplants; we found nothing since, and Sudan’s health ministry site wouldn’t load. 11
| Place | Sudan (السودان) 12 |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Africa, Africa 9 |
| Population | About 50 million (2023) 10 |
| Registry | None found as of 7 8 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Sudan lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 8 |
| Transplants | EpiNews reported in July 2022 that Aliaa Specialized Hospital in Khartoum, after its first liver transplant, was preparing to start bone marrow transplants in Sudan; we don’t know whether it did. 11 |
| Where we looked | 8 places, in English, Arabic and French |
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What we found in Sudan
A Sudanese hospital planned marrow transplants in 2022, EpiNews reported. 11
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, WMDA’s map of member registries showed none based in Sudan, and no organization based in Sudan listed donor records in WMDA’s Search & Match. 7 8 | |
| Web search | English | An English web search on Oct 11, 2026 for transplant centers in Khartoum found only a July 2022 report, published by EpiNews, that Aliaa Specialized Hospital, after a liver transplant, was preparing for bone marrow transplants in Sudan. 11 | |
| Web search | English | An Arabic web search on Oct 11, 2026 for a first bone marrow transplant in Sudan in 2025 found nothing newer than the 2022 hospital plan EpiNews reported. 11 | |
5 more searches with nothing to add
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We couldn’t open the website of Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan when we tried on Oct 11, 2026. That tells us nothing about whether it offers a way to join.
Can people in Sudan join a registry abroad?
Questions about Sudan
Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in Sudan?
EpiNews reported in July 2022 that Aliaa Specialized Hospital in Khartoum, after its first liver transplant, was preparing to start bone marrow transplants in Sudan; we don’t know whether it did. 11
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Registries
- DKMS Africa (DKMS Foundation NPC). Register as a potential donor.
- South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR). Donor Exclusion Criteria.
Official bodies
- Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan. fmoh.gov.sd. Tried ; we couldn’t open it
- Ministère de la Santé, Gabon. sante.gouv.ga.
- Ministère de la Santé Publique, Niger. sante.gouv.ne.
- Agence Nationale des Greffes (ANG), Algérie. ANG website.
Figures and lists
- World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
- WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
- 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
- EpiNews (EMPHNET). After a successful liver transplant, Alia Specialist Hospital prepares for bone marrow. Updated Jul 22, 2022.
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Africa). Checked