Most notably, the ban on importing or exporting them outside the country
5 controls for the work of umbilical cord and stem cell storage centers in Dubai
Dubai Health Authority organizes workshops for medical staff on the correct methods for collecting samples, aiming to control the work of umbilical cord blood and stem cells storage centers
The Dubai Health Authority has identified five controls for the operation of cord blood storage centers in the emirate, with the aim of providing an integrated system that meets the health needs of the community, and provides services in a safe and high quality manner.
In a circular to health professionals and health facilities operating within the scope of its competence and powers, the authority clarified regarding binding conditions and controls for the work of umbilical cord blood and stem cell storage centers.
The conditions and controls include that health facilities engaged in stem cell use in the emirate must comply with obtaining a license from the authority, in accordance with the mechanism approved by the authority in this regard. for the Authority.
And to have an agreement with the umbilical cord blood and stem cell storage centers licensed by the authority, to conduct the collection and transfer of cells to its laboratories.
She added that umbilical cord blood and stem cells storage centers licensed by the authority are prohibited from importing or exporting cells, and limiting them to storage within the country.
In the event that cells need to be transferred outside the country, the facility must first obtain an official prior permit from the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, in coordination with the authority.
The authority confirmed that periodic inspection visits were conducted to verify the compliance of health facilities with the applicable legislation and regulations.
She stated that the conditions and controls are based on the Cabinet's decision regarding the approval of an officer for the work of umbilical cord blood and stem cells storage centers.
The authority added that it is working through the Dubai Cord Blood Center to collect, extract and store stem cells from umbilical cord blood, spread awareness of the importance of stem cell storage, and organize workshops for medical and supportive medical cadres to introduce the correct methods for collecting blood samples that meet the storage conditions, in addition to a conformity test. Histology to determine the extent of match between the stem cell unit extracted from umbilical cord blood and the patient wishing to benefit from it.
She pointed out that there are special criteria and conditions for storing cells, the most important of which is the lack of blood clotting, the absence of an infectious disease in the donor mother or the presence of a deformity in the child, in addition to the need for the blood unit not to be anonymous or free from the information of the donor mother, as well as the importance that the amount of blood not be The extracted is less than the required quantity, and the cells are not stored either if they are few in number.
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