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Is there a bone marrow registry in Uzbekistan?
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As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Uzbekistan. A hematologist said in February 2026, Kursiv Media Uzbekistan reported, that a bone marrow transplant department opens in Uzbekistan in 2026 and a national donor registry is being formed. 12
| Place | Uzbekistan (Oʻzbekiston, Ўзбекистон) 11 |
|---|---|
| Region | Central Asia, Asia 8 |
| Population | About 35.7 million (2023) 9 |
| Registry | None found as of 6 7 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Uzbekistan lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 6 |
| Transplants | On Oct 15, 2026, the website of Uzbekistan’s Republican Specialized Scientific-Practical Medical Center of Hematology listed a 12-bed adult transplant department among its 172 beds, and mentioned no donor registry. 2 |
| Where we looked | 5 places, in English, Uzbek and Russian |
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What we found in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is forming a donor registry, Kursiv Media Uzbekistan reported; no sign-up yet. 12
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
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| 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 Uzbekistan. 6 7 10 | |
| Web search | Russian | On Oct 11, 2026, a Russian-language web search found no Uzbek stem cell donor registry; Kursiv Media Uzbekistan reported that Uzbekistan adopted a national strategy on childhood cancer in 2025. 12 | |
| Republican Specialized Scientific-Practical Medical Center of Hematology, Uzbekistan | Uzbek | On Oct 11, 2026, an Uzbek-language web search found no donor registry in Uzbekistan, and the website of the Republican Specialized Scientific-Practical Medical Center of Hematology named no donor registry or donor sign-up. 2 | |
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Can people in Uzbekistan join a registry abroad?
On Oct 15, 2026, Russia’s Federal Bone Marrow Donor Registry and Rusfond’s national registry signed up only people living in Russia, and Türk Kızılay required a Turkish identity number and an address record in Türkiye to join TÜRKÖK, so none of the three is open to people living in Uzbekistan. 1 3 5
Are stem cell transplants done in Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan’s Scientific-Practical Medical Center of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology runs a blood and stem cell bank, and 136 of its staff trained abroad in 2024, about a quarter of them in Russia, Kursiv Media Uzbekistan reported in February 2026. 12
Has Uzbekistan announced a registry or a law?
Hematologist Gleb Bronin said in February 2026, Kursiv Media Uzbekistan reported, that Uzbekistan’s own registry should shorten donor searches, since it is hard for Central Asian patients to find a full match among about 43 million donors in international registries, and that children’s transplants will be free. 12
Yuz.uz reported in June 2022 that Uzbekistan’s Law No. 780 of June 23, 2022, signed by the President, made forcing a person to consent to the removal of organs or tissues for transplantation a crime, punishable in aggravating circumstances by 5 to 8 years in prison. 13
Questions about Uzbekistan
Can a hospital in Uzbekistan search abroad for a donor?
Kursiv Media Uzbekistan reported in February 2026 that about 500 patients a year in Uzbekistan need a bone marrow transplant, and that children are sent to Türkiye under a state program or travel to Russia or India themselves, at $80,000 to $120,000 a transplant. 12
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Registries
- Türk Kızılay. Kan Hizmetleri - Sıkça Sorulan Sorular.
- Republican Specialized Scientific-Practical Medical Center of Hematology, Uzbekistan. Home page. Checked
- Национальный РДКМ имени Васи Перевощикова (Rusfond). Стать донором костного мозга. Checked
Official bodies
- Ministry of Health, Uzbekistan. Ministry site search: "suyak iligi" (Uzbek) and "костного мозга" (Russian).
- Federal Bone Marrow Donor Registry (FMBA). Как вступить в Федеральный регистр? Updated Apr 6, 2026. Checked
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
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Asia). Checked
- Kursiv Media Uzbekistan. Lechenie detskogo raka: chto izmenilos v Uzbekistane posle prinyatiya natsstrategii. Updated Feb 13, 2026.
- Yuz.uz. Criminal liability has been established for forcing a person to consent to the removal of organs from him for transplantation. Updated Jun 24, 2022. Checked