UAE: Now, needy patients can get bone marrow transplant in Abu Dhabi
The life-saving procedure of a bone marrow transplant, which comes with a hefty price tag, has been made accessible to underprivileged patients. Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Centre (ADSCC) and Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) have entered into a partnership to enhance the availability of bone marrow transplants for those in need. According to the agreement, underprivileged patients will be provided treatment and support through the centre’s dedicated Abu Dhabi Bone Marrow Transplant (ADBMT) programme. The centre will offer medical consultations to patients referred by the medical committee of ERC. Both entities will join efforts in fundraising initiatives to support and finance BMT procedures for underprivileged patients affected by various blood cancers, blood disorders, and autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis. The partnership agreement was signed by Mohammed Al Fahim, deputy secretary general of the support services sector at ERC, and Dr Maysoon Al Karam, chief medical offic