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Is there a bone marrow registry in Syria?
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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in Syria can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. Syria’s higher education ministry agreed with the Syrian American Medical Society in June 2026 to restore children’s bone marrow transplants at al-Hayat Center in Damascus, SANA reported. 10
| Place | Syria (سوريا) 12 |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Asia, Asia 6 |
| Population | About 23.6 million (2023) 7 |
| Registry | None found as of 4 5 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Syria lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 4 |
| Transplants | The head of SAMS’ hematology and oncology committee told Enab Baladi in July 2026 that SAMS would first repair the transplant unit at the Children’s Hospital in Damascus and buy missing equipment, with treatment set to begin in August 2026 and SAMS teams training local staff. 11 |
| Where we looked | 4 places, in English and Arabic |
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What we found in Syria
Syria’s Ministry of Health website shows no stem cell or marrow donor sign-up. 3
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, the World Marrow Donor Association’s member map, organization database and statistics had no entry for Syria. 4 5 8 | |
| Ministry of Health, Syria | Arabic | The homepage of Syria’s Ministry of Health had no link to stem cell or bone marrow donation on Oct 11 or Oct 15, 2026, and a search of its website for “bone marrow” in Arabic returned the general news list instead of matches. 2 3 | |
| Web search | English | On Oct 16, 2026, a web search for Syrian transplant units found the al-Hayat Center agreement SANA reported in June 2026, at the Children’s Hospital in Damascus, but no Syrian stem cell donor registry or sign-up. 10 | |
| Web search | Arabic | Nothing to add |
We couldn’t open Enab Baladi’s website when we tried on Oct 11, 2026.
Can people in Syria join a registry abroad?
On Oct 16, 2026, the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry’s history of its first decade, on its website, said it had recruited donors in Syria and run a recruitment center there; we haven’t found a current ABMDR drive in Syria. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. 1
Has Syria announced a registry or a law?
SANA reported in June 2026 that Syria’s agreement with SAMS on children’s transplants in Damascus would lay the groundwork for a national pediatric transplant program; the announcement named no stem cell donor registry. 10
Questions about Syria
Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in Syria?
The head of SAMS’ hematology and oncology committee told Enab Baladi in July 2026 that SAMS would first repair the transplant unit at the Children’s Hospital in Damascus and buy missing equipment, with treatment set to begin in August 2026 and SAMS teams training local staff. 11
Can a hospital in Syria search abroad for a donor?
Enab Baladi reported in July 2026 that 50 to 60 children at the Children’s Hospital in Damascus were waiting for a bone marrow transplant, a treatment not easily available inside Syria, and that SAMS would cover 25 of them within a year. 11
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Registries
- Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR). History. Checked
Official bodies
- Ministry of Health, Syria. Ministry site search: نخاع العظم (bone marrow).
- Ministry of Health, Syrian Arab Republic. Home page.
Figures and lists
- WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
- 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.
Other sources
- Enab Baladi. Damascus: More Than 50 Children Await Bone Marrow Transplants. Tried ; we couldn’t open it
- Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). Syria, SAMS sign agreement to expand pediatric bone marrow transplant program. Updated Jun 24, 2026. Checked
- Enab Baladi. Damascus: More Than 50 Children Await Bone Marrow Transplants. July 2026. Checked
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Asia). Checked