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Is there a bone marrow registry in Vatican City?
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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in Vatican City can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. Vatican City’s Directorate of Health and Hygiene covers health care, public hygiene and the Vatican Pharmacy, with no donor service, and Italy’s registry asks people who join to stay in Italy. 1 3
| Place | Vatican City (Città del Vaticano) 8 |
|---|---|
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe 5 |
| Population | About 496 (2023) 6 |
| Registry | None found as of 4 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Vatican City lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 7 |
| Transplants | The Holy See’s children’s hospital, Bambino Gesù, given to it on Feb 20, 1924, is in Rome, Vatican News reported in March 2024. Quotidiano Sanità reported in April 2023 that it did 137 bone marrow transplants from donors and 48 using patients’ own cells in 2022. 9 10 |
| Where we looked | 2 places, in Italian |
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What we found in Vatican City
Vatican City’s health directorate runs no stem cell donor service. 3
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, no organization based in Vatican City appeared on the World Marrow Donor Association’s member map, and the Vatican health directorate’s information mentioned no donor service. 3 4 | |
| Web search | Italian | Nothing to add |
On Oct 16, 2026, IBMDR’s list of Italy’s 17 regional registries had no entry for Vatican City; Lazio’s is at the San Camillo Forlanini hospital in Rome. 2
Can people in Vatican City join a registry abroad?
Italy’s registry, IBMDR, asks people who join to stay in Italy for at least six months, as its rules said on Oct 15, 2026, so people who live in Vatican City but not in Italy may not qualify. 1
Questions about Vatican City
Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in Vatican City?
The Holy See’s children’s hospital, Bambino Gesù, given to it on Feb 20, 1924, is in Rome, Vatican News reported in March 2024. Quotidiano Sanità reported in April 2023 that it did 137 bone marrow transplants from donors and 48 using patients’ own cells in 2022. 9 10
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Registries
- IBMDR - E.O. Ospedali Galliera. Iscrizione al Registro Nazionale Italiano Donatori di Midollo Osseo.
- IBMDR. Registri Regionali IBMDR.
Official bodies
- Governatorato dello Stato della Città del Vaticano. Direzione di Sanità e Igiene.
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. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
Other sources
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Europe). Checked
- Vatican News. L'Ospedale Bambino Gesù dal Papa, 100 anni fa veniva donato alla Santa Sede. Updated Mar 14, 2024. Checked
- Quotidiano Sanità. Bambino Gesù: in 3 anni più di mille trapianti di organi, cellule e tessuti. Updated Apr 14, 2023. Checked