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Special Report: Summary of the Eighth Workshop of the Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation on the Status and Issues Related to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Near-East Countries, Held in Pakistan From September 22 to 23, 2022 Publisher Pubmed



Greinix HT1 ; Iftikhar R2 ; Chaudhry QUN2 ; Ahmed P3 ; Alkhabori M4 ; Gaziev J5 ; Hamidieh AA6 ; Hashmi S7, 8 ; Khan M9 ; Poudyal BS10 ; Shaheen M11 ; Rasheed W12 ; Galeano S13 ; Kodera Y14 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Greinix HT1
  2. Iftikhar R2
  3. Chaudhry QUN2
  4. Ahmed P3
  5. Alkhabori M4
  6. Gaziev J5
  7. Hamidieh AA6
  8. Hashmi S7, 8
  9. Khan M9
  10. Poudyal BS10
  11. Shaheen M11
  12. Rasheed W12
  13. Galeano S13
  14. Kodera Y14
  15. Niederwieser D15
  16. Ahmed SO16
  17. Atsuta Y17, 18
  18. Baldomero H19
  19. Frutos C20
  20. Iida M21
  21. Okamoto S22
  22. Rondelli D23
  23. Schwartz J24
  24. Seber A25
  25. Weisdorf D26
  26. Worel N27
  27. Chatzixiros E28
  28. Koh MB29
  29. Aljurf M30
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Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Division of Hematology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
  2. 2. Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  3. 3. Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
  4. 4. Hematology Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
  5. 5. Hematology Department, National Center for Cancer Care & Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
  6. 6. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Pediatric Cell and Gene Therapy Research Center, Cell & Tissue Research Institute, Gene, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Medicine, Khalifa University, SSMC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  8. 8. College of Medical and Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  9. 9. BMT Unit, Department of Hematology, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  10. 10. Civil Service Hospital, Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Services, Kathmandu, Nepal
  11. 11. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Department of Hematology, SCT and Cellular Therapy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  12. 12. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Oncology Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  13. 13. Hospital Britanico, Montevideo, Uruguay
  14. 14. Department of Promotion for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan
  15. 15. Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
  16. 16. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Oncology Center Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  17. 17. Aichi Medical University School of Medicin, Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagakute, Japan
  18. 18. Department of Registry Science for Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Aichi, Japan
  19. 19. University Hospital Basel, Worldwide Network of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (WBMT) Transplant Activity Survey Office, Basel, Switzerland
  20. 20. Central Hospital of the Instituto de Prevision Social, Instituto Nacional de Ablacion y Trasplantes, Department of Hematology, Asuncion, Paraguay
  21. 21. Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Department of Promotion for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Nagakute, Japan
  22. 22. Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
  23. 23. Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
  24. 24. Moffitt Cancer Center, Transfusion Services, Tampa, FL, United States
  25. 25. Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  26. 26. Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
  27. 27. Department of Blood Group Serology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  28. 28. Department of Health Products Policies and Standards, WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
  29. 29. University of London, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St. George's, London, United Kingdom
  30. 30. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Oncology Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Source: Hematology/oncology and stem cell therapy Published:2024


Abstract

The eighth workshop of the Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (WBMT) was held in Islamabad, Pakistan, from September 22 to 23, 2022, aiming to foster hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) activity in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO). Participating countries, including Pakistan, Oman, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, reported increased HSCT in the last few years, whereas others from the EMRO and beyond, including Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Nepal, and Bangladesh, started HSCT recently and have developed HSCT programs with excellent results. During educational sessions and open dialog, participating teams and international experts from the WBMT shared their experience and discussed minimum essential requirements for establishing and expanding HSCT in emerging countries, indications for HSCT training and dissemination of knowledge, stem cell donor selection and safety, quality assurance in transplant centers, and the value and importance of transplant outcome databases. International support, collaboration, and local engagement, including government participation and WHO assistance, are valuable in increasing HSCT access worldwide. Copyright © 2024 Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy.