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Is there a bone marrow registry in Timor-Leste?

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As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Timor-Leste. TATOLI reported in May 2025 that Timor-Leste sends patients abroad every year, especially for cancer and heart disease, and that 347 had gone to Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore that year. 10

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Timor-Leste at a glance
RegionSouth-eastern Asia, Asia 7
PopulationAbout 1.4 million (2023) 8
RegistryNone found as of 5 6
World donor searchNo organization based in Timor-Leste lists adult donors in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 5
TransplantsTATOLI reported in October 2023 that Guido Valadares National Hospital, Timor-Leste’s national hospital, was referring 140 seriously ill patients, mostly with heart disease and cancer, to hospitals overseas. 11
Where we looked5 places, in English, Portuguese and Tetum
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What we found in Timor-Leste

TATOLI reports Timor-Leste sends cancer patients abroad for treatment. 10

WhereLanguageFindingDate
World Marrow Donor AssociationEnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, the World Marrow Donor Association’s member map, organization database and statistics had no organization based in Timor-Leste. 5 6 9
Cruz Vermelha de Timor-Leste (CVTL)EnglishOn Oct 11, 2026, searches of the Timor-Leste Red Cross (Cruz Vermelha de Timor-Leste) website for “blood” and “leukemia” returned general news only, with nothing on blood or marrow donation. 1
Web searchEnglishOn Oct 16, 2026, the World Health Organization’s June 2023 story on Timor-Leste’s national blood bank at Guido Valadares National Hospital said voluntary donors met less than 40% of requests for blood, with families asked to find replacement donors; it said nothing about stem cell donors. 12
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  • Ministério da Saúde, Timor-Leste Portuguese and Tetum ·
  • Web search English ·

Can people in Timor-Leste join a registry abroad?

On Oct 16, 2026, Stem Cell Donors Australia said joiners need valid Medicare enrollment and that donations are always collected in Australia; Medicare is only for people living in Australia, so people who live in Timor-Leste can’t join Australia’s registry. 2 4

Has Timor-Leste announced a registry or a law?

In June 2023 the World Health Organization said it would help Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Health plan a National Blood Transfusion Centre, grown from the national blood bank, that would also specialize in hematology; the plan said nothing about stem cell donors. 12

Questions about Timor-Leste

Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in Timor-Leste?

TATOLI reported in October 2023 that Guido Valadares National Hospital, Timor-Leste’s national hospital, was referring 140 seriously ill patients, mostly with heart disease and cancer, to hospitals overseas. 11

Can a hospital in Timor-Leste search abroad for a donor?

TATOLI reported in May 2025 that Timor-Leste’s government would sign a Patient Transfer Agreement with Royal Darwin Hospital in Australia for Timorese patients who need intensive treatment that the National Hospital can’t provide. 10

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Sources

How we check

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Registries

  1. Cruz Vermelha de Timor-Leste (CVTL). Site searches "blood", "leukemia" (and home page).
  2. Stem Cell Donors Australia (Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry). Am I eligible? Checked

Official bodies

  1. Ministério da Saúde, Timor-Leste. Ministry of Health home page. Unavailable when read
  2. Services Australia (Operational Blueprint). Medicare - Eligibility - Your Health 011-44000000. Checked

Figures and lists

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

Other sources

  1. TATOLI. Timor-Leste and Royal Darwin Hospital to sign Patient Transfer Agreement. Updated May 7, 2025.
  2. TATOLI. HNGV to refer 140 patients to overseas hospitals for treatment. Updated Oct 4, 2023.
  3. World Health Organization (Timor-Leste). Revitalizing Timor-Leste's blood transfusion systems: A call for voluntary blood donation. Updated Jun 14, 2023. Checked