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Bone Marrow Donor Programme

Thank you for taking the vital step to register as a marrow donor! Before you proceed with your registration, please take a moment to check your eligibility as a volunteer donor.

Eligible

  • Age between 18 to 49 years old (Year of Birth)

A DONOR FOR EVERY PATIENT

The Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP) manages Singapore’s only register of volunteer marrow donors. Everything we do is for the goal of finding a donor for every patient.

Things to note

Medical Exclusions

Unfortunately, you will not be able to join the register if you have any of the following condition (please see below);

  1. Angina
  2. Ankylosing spondylitis
  3. Any clinically significant valvular disease (either by symptoms or echocardiography)
  4. Any congenital valvular stenosis other than biscuspid aortic valve
  5. Any valve defect requiring ongoing clinical care or medication, or which causes any restriction in activities of daily living
  6. Any valve replacement or balloon valvuloplasty
  7. Cancer
  8. Cerebrovascular disease (including Stroke)
  9. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  10. Current alcohol use disorder
  1. Current Hep B or C infection
  2. Diabetes
  3. Fibromyalgia
  4. Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker diseases
  5. Goodpasture syndrome
  6. Had a major transplant
  7. History of alcoholic liver disease or cardiomyopathy
  8. History of Babesiosis
  9. History of Chagas’ disease
  10. History of Hepatitis C Infection
  1. HIV
  2. HTLV
  3. Inflammatory arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis)
  4. Ischaemic heart disease (IHD)
  5. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
  6. Multiple sclerosis (MS)
  7. Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic fatigue syndrome
  8. Myocardial infarction (MI) / Heart attack
  9. Scleroderma/CREST
  10. Severe Allergy to Anaesthetic Agent and/or Latex
  1. Severe G6PD deficiency
  2. Sickle Cell Disease
  3. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
  4. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
  5. Thalassaemia major or intermediate
  6. Tuberculosis (treated within the past 2 years)
  7. Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

If you are found to be a potential match for a patient, you understand that

You will need to provide blood sample so we can confirm your suitability to proceed with the donation.
You will be asked to donate in one of the following two ways:

    1. Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) Collection
      90% of the people donate stem cells through this method.
      You will be given Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) injections over 5 days to increase the number of blood stem cells in your blood stream before these cells are collected through your blood stream.
    2. Bone Marrow Collection
      Bone marrow is collected from the pelvic bone. This takes place whilst you are under general anaesthesia for around 40 minutes.
      Whichever method of donation you choose, your stem cells/bone marrow will regenerate within 4 to 6 weeks.
Your donation could save a patient who lives anywhere in the world.
Identities will be kept completely anonymous to protect both donor’s and patient’s identities.

Proceed to fill in personal information

    Part 1. Personal Information (individuals without Singpass may key the information manually)




    Please provide a valid personal email
    Please select your country code and enter your mobile number without spaces.









    Providing your social media handle(s) is optional and will only be used if we're unable to reach you through your primary contact details.

     

    Part 2. Alternative Contact

    Please provide details of a close friend or a relative who you’ve told, or will tell, that you have signed up as a marrow donor and their data is being provided to BMDP for the purposes of contacting them if we can’t get in touch with you about being a potential match. This person must not have the same contact information as you.

    Alternative Contact (A)


    Please select your country code and enter your mobile number without spaces.

    Alternative Contact (B)


    Please select your country code and enter your mobile number without spaces.

     

    Part 3. Donor Medical Evaluation

    Please select your answers to the medical questionnaire below. Your answer may or may not, disqualify you from being a marrow donor. Please explain in detail to help us evaluate.

    3A



    3B











    3C

     

    3D


    BMDP is a public donor registry. By completing this registration, you agree to donate any patient for whom you may be a match. If you wish to donate to a specific patient, please send a request for private typing with the patient's name to patient@bmdp.org

    If you intent to proceed with private typing, please DO NOT continue with this public registration


     

    • I agree that the information provided in this form is complete, accurate, true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
    • I have read and agree to BMDP’s Data Protection Notice for Marrow Donors at https://join.bmdp.org/data-protection-notice and Privacy Statement at https://bmdp.org/privacy-policy and I hereby consent to the collection, use and disclosure of my personal data for the purpose of processing my bone marrow donor application and finding a match for patients.
    • I consent to my sample being taken for tissue typing and to add my profile with the BMDP.
    • I give consent to BMDP contacting the alternate contact(s) I have provided should I be found as a match and have obtained the consent of these contact(s) to provide their personal data to BMDP for this purpose.
    • I understand and agree that I will have to seek my parents’ written consent before undergoing the stem cell/bone marrow donation procedure if I am identified to be a suitable match for any patient. (Only applicable to donors under 21 years old at the point of donation)

     

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    Contact Us

    Address
    8 Sinaran Drive, #03-02 Novena Specialist Center
    Singapore 307470

    Contact
    Tel: (65) 6916 0370

    Email
    donor@bmdp.org

    Operating Hours
    Closed on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays
    Monday to Friday: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm