Increased local reliance and rising transplant needs have driven bone marrow donations to outpace the previous year's total. However, patron Tan See Leng highlighted that only about 20 percent of roughly 500 annual hospital search requests currently culminate in an actual transplant. Expanding the diversity of the 130,000-person registry remains critical to prevent stalled procedures caused by donor unavailability or health changes. Corporate partnerships have nearly doubled to 48 organisations, providing critical support like volunteer leave for donating employees.
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Growing local clinical needs for leukaemia and blood disease therapies are driving a nota…: Growing local clinical needs for leukaemia and blood disease therapies are driving a notable rise in facilitated bone marrow transplants.
High donor dropout rates and matching difficulties continue to limit patient access despi…: High donor dropout rates and matching difficulties continue to limit patient access despite a registry exceeding 130,000 individuals.
Workplace support initiatives granting employee volunteer leave are playing an expanding…: Workplace support initiatives granting employee volunteer leave are playing an expanding role in ensuring prospective donors complete the donation process.
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- BMDP said 71 bone marrow donations were done in Singapore in 2026, already above the 57 from the whole of 2025.
- Minister Tan See Leng said only about 20% of 500 yearly hospital requests lead to a transplant. He urged a bigger, more varied donor register because many cases fail for health or match reasons.
- The donor network is growing, with 130,000 registered donors and 48 corporate partners.
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SINGAPORE – More people here are donating their bone marrow, with the Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP) facilitating 71 such donations here so far in 2026.
This is more than the 57 recorded for the whole of 2025.
This was announced by BMDP chief executive Charles Loh on Oct 31 at Match for Life 2026, a walkathon organised by the programme at Bidadari Park.
The increase reflects growing transplant needs, greater use of local donors and BMDP’s efforts to make transplants more accessible to patients, the programme said.
BMDP is a non-profit organisation that builds and manages Singapore’s only register of volunteer marrow donors.
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