Ten years of unrelated bone marrow transplantation in Hong Kong

Abstract

The Hong Kong Marrow Match Foundation was established as a charity in 1991 to set up and operate an unrelated bone marrow donor registry for the largely Chinese population of Hong Kong and to assist patients requiring bone marrow transplantation to locate donors in Hong Kong or elsewhere. In the 10 years that followed, the registry has recruited over 42000 predominantly Chinese donors and has provided donors for 150 patients in Hong Kong and overseas requiring transplantation. This report describes the current status of the Foundation.