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Is there a bone marrow registry in Suriname?

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As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Suriname. Suriname’s health ministry rules for treatment abroad exclude organ transplants except bone marrow and kidney transplants, which can be covered up to a maximum amount. 5

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Suriname at a glance
RegionSouth America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas 10
PopulationAbout 629,000 (2023) 11
RegistryNone found as of 8
World donor searchNo organization based in Suriname lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 12
TransplantsSuriname’s Medical Commission sends patients abroad under the ARMU rules only when no treatment is possible in Suriname, the condition threatens life without timely care and treatment abroad has a better than 50% prognosis; aftercare must continue in Suriname. 5
Where we looked5 places, in English and Dutch
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What we found in Suriname

Suriname can fund bone marrow transplants abroad, up to a cap. 5

WhereLanguageFindingDate
World Marrow Donor AssociationEnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, no organization based in Suriname was on WMDA’s member map or in its organization database. 8 9
Overheid van de Republiek Suriname (gov.sr)DutchOn Oct 11, 2026, Dutch-language searches of Suriname’s government site found the treatment-abroad rules for “beenmerg” (bone marrow) and nothing for “stamcel” (stem cell). 6 7
Caribbean Bone Marrow RegistryEnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, a search found only the Florida-based Caribbean Bone Marrow Registry for Suriname; it asks $80 for typing and isn’t listed in WMDA’s Search & Match. 2
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  • Stichting Nationale Bloedbank Suriname Dutch ·
  • Web search Dutch ·

Can people in Suriname join a registry abroad?

When we checked on Oct 16, 2026, Matchis, the Dutch stem cell donor bank, signed up people who live in the Netherlands; it began recruiting on Aruba in June 2026 and plans the same for other Caribbean islands, but it says nothing about Suriname. 3 4

Has Suriname announced a registry or a law?

The Jamaica Observer, citing CMC, reported in June 2022 that Suriname’s Health Minister Amar Ramadhin had finalized a cooperation agreement with Amsterdam UMC for the country’s first kidney transplants, from donors in the patient’s own family, with the Dutch team to pass its skills to Surinamese doctors. 13

Questions about Suriname

Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in Suriname?

Suriname’s Medical Commission sends patients abroad under the ARMU rules only when no treatment is possible in Suriname, the condition threatens life without timely care and treatment abroad has a better than 50% prognosis; aftercare must continue in Suriname. 5

Can a hospital in Suriname search abroad for a donor?

Under Suriname’s ARMU rules, people of another nationality qualify for treatment abroad only after living in Suriname for at least five years with a residence permit, including the last 12 months, and a person is normally covered only once for the same condition. 5

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Sources

How we check

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Registries

  1. Stichting Nationale Bloedbank Suriname. n/a.
  2. Caribbean Bone Marrow Registry. Caribbean Bone Marrow Registry (home).
  3. Stichting Matchis. Who can become a stem cell donor? | Stichting Matchis. Checked
  4. Stichting Matchis. Start werving stamceldonoren op Aruba. Updated Jun 17, 2026. Checked

Official bodies

  1. gov.sr - Ministerie van Volksgezondheid. De Geneeskundige Commissie. Updated Sep 30, 2022.
  2. Overheid van de Republiek Suriname (gov.sr). Search results: beenmerg.
  3. gov.sr. Search results: stamcel.

Figures and lists

  1. World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
  2. WMDA (Share, organisation data public access). Database.
  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. WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.

Other sources

  1. Jamaica Observer (CMC). Suriname prepares for the country’s first kidney transplant. Updated Jun 5, 2022. Checked