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Is there a bone marrow registry in Zimbabwe?
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As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in Zimbabwe can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. Zimbabwe’s first bone marrow transplant done fully in Zimbabwe, at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in August 2026, used the patient’s own stem cells, the National AIDS Council said on Sept 1, 2026. 4
| Region | Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa 8 |
|---|---|
| Population | About 16.3 million (2023) 9 |
| Registry | None found as of 6 7 |
| World donor search | No organization based in Zimbabwe lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 7 |
| Transplants | The National AIDS Council says a team of local specialists at Parirenyatwa, led by a consultant hematologist, did Zimbabwe’s first local transplant with equipment from its nearly US$2 million donation; before that, it says, patients raised US$23,000 to US$40,000 for care in India or up to US$70,000 in South Africa. 4 |
| Where we looked | 6 places, in English |
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What we found in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s first local marrow transplant, in 2026, used the patient’s own cells. 4
| Where | Language | Finding | Date |
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| World Marrow Donor Association | English | On Oct 11, 2026, WMDA’s map of member registries showed none based in Zimbabwe, and no organization based in Zimbabwe listed donor records in WMDA’s Search & Match. 6 7 | |
| Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe | English | On Oct 11, 2026, a search of the site of Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care for “bone marrow” returned only unrelated items, and the National Blood Service Zimbabwe address we tried showed a suspended-hosting notice. 5 | |
| National AIDS Council Zimbabwe | English | A web search on Oct 11, 2026 found no Zimbabwean donor registry; the transplant it pointed to, Zimbabwe’s first local bone marrow transplant at Parirenyatwa, was confirmed in the National AIDS Council’s own account, read on Oct 15, 2026. 4 | |
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We couldn’t open the website of The Herald (Zimbabwe) when we tried on Oct 11, 2026.
Can people in Zimbabwe join a registry abroad?
Are stem cell transplants done in Zimbabwe?
The National AIDS Council says Parirenyatwa’s unit, which harvests stem cells from the blood with a Spectra Optia apheresis system, aims for more than 100 transplants a year by 2030 and will treat leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and aplastic anemia for patients from all 10 provinces. 4
Zimbabwe’s first local transplant patient had tried a GoFundMe appeal to raise more than US$25,000 for treatment abroad, which stalled short of its goal, before PSMAS covered almost the whole cost of the procedure at Parirenyatwa, the National AIDS Council said. 4
The National AIDS Council says it handed nearly US$2 million of machinery to Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care in 2025 for Parirenyatwa’s blood services and renal units, and that funding the transplant unit fits its mandate to bring HIV care together with cancer care. 4
The consultant hematologist who led Zimbabwe’s first local transplant at Parirenyatwa told the National AIDS Council that funding had been the biggest obstacle and that sending patients abroad was unsustainable for families and for Zimbabwe’s economy. 4
Has Zimbabwe announced a registry or a law?
On Sept 1, 2026, Zimbabwe’s National AIDS Council said it was extending its transplant equipment support to Mpilo Central Hospital and United Bulawayo Hospitals, and that Parirenyatwa planned about 30 transplants in the next 12 months; it announced no donor registry. 4
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Registries
- SABMR. Donor Exclusion Criteria - SABMR.
- DKMS Africa. Registration (1/11) - first eligibility screen.
- DKMS Africa. Blood stem cell registration form for non-sa citizens.
- National AIDS Council Zimbabwe. NAC-Funded equipment powers Zim's first bone marrow transplant. Updated Sep 1, 2026. Checked
Official bodies
- Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe. bone marrow - Ministry of Health and Child Care (search).
Figures and lists
- World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
- WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
- 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).
Other sources
- The Herald (Zimbabwe). Just a moment... (bot challenge). Tried ; we couldn’t open it