TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS · AMERICAS
Is there a bone marrow registry in the Turks and Caicos Islands?
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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in the Turks and Caicos Islands can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. UK registries take only UK residents, and IMTJ reported in 2018 that the islands’ health insurance plan sends most overseas patients to Miami, the Cayman Islands or Nassau. 4 5 17
| Place | Turks and Caicos Islands (Turks & Caicos Islands) 16 |
|---|---|
| Region | Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas 12 |
| Population | About 46,200 (2023) 13 |
| Registry | None found as of 11 |
| World donor search | No organization based in the Turks and Caicos Islands lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 15 |
| Transplants | We haven’t found a stem cell transplant service in the Turks and Caicos Islands. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. The UK government’s travel advice says the hospitals on Providenciales and Grand Turk make a medical referral when they can’t treat a patient, usually within the region but sometimes to South America or the USA. 7 |
| Where we looked | 4 places, in English |
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What we found in the Turks and Caicos Islands
UK registries need UK residence, so people in the Turks and Caicos can’t join them 5
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
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| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, no organization based in the Turks and Caicos Islands was on WMDA’s member map or in its organization database. 11 14 | |
| Ministry of Health and Human Services, Turks and Caicos Islands | English | On Oct 11, 2026, the portal of the Turks and Caicos Islands’ Ministry of Health and Human Services had nothing about marrow or stem cell donation. 6 | |
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On Oct 16, 2026, NMDP, the U.S. registry, took residents of the U.S., its territories and freely associated states, a rule that doesn’t include the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory. 2
On Oct 16, 2026, the National Health Insurance Board’s homepage, which links to its Treatment Abroad information, had nothing about marrow or stem cell donors. 10
We couldn’t open the website of Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital when we tried on Oct 11, 2026. That tells us nothing about whether it offers a way to join.
Can people in the Turks and Caicos Islands join a registry abroad?
Are stem cell transplants done in the Turks and Caicos Islands?
The National Health Insurance Board says the National Health Insurance Ordinance limits it to a prescribed list of providers, chosen on the plan’s experience, its data, availability and the patient’s preference. 9
LaingBuisson’s IMTJ reported in March 2020 that the National Health Insurance Plan was cutting the cost of treatment abroad by bringing visiting specialists to the islands, and that cardiology patients sent overseas fell from more than 230 in 2018 to about 116 in 2019. 18
Questions about the Turks and Caicos Islands
Can a hospital in the Turks and Caicos Islands search abroad for a donor?
LaingBuisson’s IMTJ reported in July 2018 that the National Health Insurance Plan made 1,404 overseas referrals in its 2017-18 financial year, 95 of them for cancer care, under its Treatment Abroad Programme, and that all legal residents who live and work in the islands must register with the plan. 17
The National Health Insurance Board says it pays the travel and medical costs of approved Treatment Abroad cases directly, gives patients a subsistence allowance, approves a companion only when the referring doctor says one is needed, and expects patients back at TCI Hospitals for follow-up. 8
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Registries
- Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital. TCI Hospital website. Tried ; we couldn’t open it
- NMDP. Join the donor registry | NMDP (Formerly Be The Match).
- DKMS (UK). Register as a potential donor.
- Anthony Nolan. Apply to join the stem cell register — Eligibility.
- DKMS Foundation (DKMS UK). Frequently Asked Questions | DKMS UK.
Official bodies
- Ministry of Health and Human Services, Turks and Caicos Islands. Ministry of Health and Human Services - Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK). Turks and Caicos Islands travel advice: Health. Updated Mar 13, 2026. Checked
- National Health Insurance Board (Turks and Caicos Islands). Important Information for Treatment Abroad Patients. Checked
- National Health Insurance Board (Turks and Caicos Islands). How we select providers. Checked
- National Health Insurance Board (Turks and Caicos Islands). National Health Insurance Board. Checked
Figures and lists
- 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.
- WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
Other sources
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (North America). Checked
- LaingBuisson News (IMTJ). Nearly 1,500 sent overseas for healthcare. Updated Jul 23, 2018. Checked
- LaingBuisson News (IMTJ). Cutting treatment abroad programme costs in Turks & Caicos. Updated Mar 18, 2020. Checked