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Is there a bone marrow registry in Uzbekistan?
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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in Uzbekistan can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. 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
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.