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The SABMR is constantly looking to increase its database both in number as well as ethnic diversity. However, potential donors need to fulfil certain criteria relating to age and health. Kindly note that SABMR now allows applicants between the age of 16 and 45. If you are under the age of 18 please discuss applying to SABMR with your immediate family and contact our offices if you have any further questions prior to submitting your application.

Should your application be successful, SABMR will dispatch a Buccal swab (cheek swab) either via courier or make arrangement for an appointment to complete this all free of charge at one of our nearest depots. Please double check that all correspondence or branded material and kits dispatched or provided by the SABMR are branded South African Bone Marrow Registry.

Kindly also note that by completing this application you automatically opt in for follow up calls and emails to assist you in completing the entire application process.

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Name: *

Surname: *

Cellphone: *

Email: *

Gender: *

Ethnicity: *

Province: *

City: *

Communication Preferences:

Are you between the ages of 16 and 45?

Yes   No

Your body mass index is important in stem cell donation.

Please enter your weight: *
(kg)

Please enter your height: *
(m)

Do you have or did you previously have one of the following (chronic) diseases?

  • Heart disease (e.g. previous heart attack, coronary heart disease, heart surgery)
  • Lung diseases (e.g. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease, TB)
  • Diseases of the haematopoietic system
  • Blood disorders (e.g. Thalassaemia Major, Protein C, Protein S or Antithrombin deficiency, Fanconi Anaemia)
  • Severe kidney diseases
  • Thrombosis
  • Neurological disorders (e.g. Epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease)
  • Cancer
  • Autoimmune conditions (e.g. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn’s disease, Thyroid Disease)
  • Infectious diseases (e.g. HIV or AIDS, Hepatitis B and C)
  • Diabetes Type 1 and 2 (except your Diabetes Type 2 is controlled by diet and there are no other risk factors)
  • A carrier of a gene for a genetic disease

Yes   No

Unfortunately you do not meet the necessary requirements to become a stem cell donor. However, you could be most helpful to the SABMR by becoming a financial donor instead. Would you like to make a once-off financial donation? If you’d like more information on why you were deferred, please have a look at our donor exclusion criteria.

I want to to help with a once-off donation

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Congratulations!

You qualify to proceed with the registration of becoming a potential stem cell donor.

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