ABMDR structure

The Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) is the tenth largest registry in the world.  The registry is guided by people committed to help any person in need of a haemopoietic stem cell transplant.

Within Australia the registry network is comprised of state donor centres, tissue typing centres, marrow collection centres and transplant centres.  All the centres are represented in the National Management Board.

The Board provides oversight and guidance to the ABMDR and its executives .  It receives advice and support on services and programs from its advisory committees:

• Scientific advisory committee
• Donor centre advisory committee
• Ethics committee
• Cord blood national management committee

National office

The ABMDR national office coordinates and manages the process of connecting donors and donations with patients in need. It supports the global network to allow them to make the best decision for the donor and patient's benefit, through five areas:

• Search
• Finance
• Information technologies (IT)
• Cord blood
• Quality