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Is there a bone marrow registry in Sudan?

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As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Sudan. EpiNews reported in July 2022 that Aliaa Specialized Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, was preparing to start bone marrow transplants. 11

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Sudan at a glance
PlaceSudan (السودان) 12
RegionNorthern Africa, Africa 9
PopulationAbout 50 million (2023) 10
RegistryNone found as of 7 8
World donor searchNo organization based in Sudan lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 8
TransplantsEpiNews reported in July 2022 that Aliaa Specialized Hospital in Khartoum, after its first liver transplant, was preparing to start bone marrow transplants in Sudan. 11
Where we looked8 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

WhereLanguageFindingDate
World Marrow Donor AssociationEnglishOn 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 searchEnglishAn 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 searchEnglishAn 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
  • Web search Arabic and English · 2 searches,
  • Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan Arabic ·
  • Ministère de la Santé, Gabon French and Arabic ·
  • NMDP English ·

Can people in Sudan join a registry abroad?

South Africa’s two registries take only people who live in South Africa: on Oct 11, 2026, DKMS Africa’s form asked first whether you live there, and SABMR excluded anyone not living there, so people in Sudan can’t join either from home. 1 2

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. 11

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Sources

How we check

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Registries

  1. DKMS Africa (DKMS Foundation NPC). Register as a potential donor.
  2. South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR). Donor Exclusion Criteria.

Official bodies

  1. Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan. fmoh.gov.sd. Unavailable when read
  2. Ministère de la Santé, Gabon. sante.gouv.ga.
  3. Ministère de la Santé Publique, Niger. sante.gouv.ne.
  4. Agence Nationale des Greffes (ANG), Algérie. ANG website.

Figures and lists

  1. World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
  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).

Other sources

  1. EpiNews (EMPHNET). After a successful liver transplant, Alia Specialist Hospital prepares for bone marrow. Updated Jul 22, 2022.
  2. Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Africa). Checked