Setting up and sustaining blood and marrow transplant services for children in middle-income economies : an experience-driven position paper on behalf of the EBMT PDWP

Severe blood disorders and cancer are the leading cause of death and disability from noncommunicable diseases in the global pediatric population and a major financial burden. The most frequent of these conditions, namely sickle cell disease and severe thalassemia, are highly curable by blood or bone marrow transplantation (BMT) which can restore a normal health-related quality of life and be cost-effective. This position paper summarizes critical issues in extending global access to BMT based on ground experience in the start-up of several BMT units in middle-income countries (MICs) across South-East Asia and the Middle East where close to 700 allogeneic BMTs have been performed over a 10-year period. Basic requirements in terms of support systems, equipment, and consumables are summarized keeping in mind WHO's model essential lists and recommendations. BMT unit setup and maintenance costs are summarized as well as those per transplant. Low-risk BMT is feasible and safe in MICs with outcomes comparable to high-income countries but at a fraction of the cost. This report might be of assistance to health care institutions in MICs interested in developing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation services and strengthening context appropriate tertiary care and higher medical education.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Bone marrow transplantation - 56(2021), 3 vom: 07. März, Seite 536-543

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Faulkner, Lawrence [VerfasserIn]
Verna, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Rovelli, Attilio [VerfasserIn]
Agarwal, Rajat Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Dhanya, Rakesh [VerfasserIn]
Parmar, Lalith [VerfasserIn]
Sedai, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Kumari, Ankita [VerfasserIn]
Ramprakash, Stalin [VerfasserIn]
Raghuram, C P [VerfasserIn]
Mehta, Pallavi [VerfasserIn]
Elizabeth, Sandeep [VerfasserIn]
Khalid, Sadaf [VerfasserIn]
Batool, Aliya [VerfasserIn]
Ghilani, Sarah Khan [VerfasserIn]
Fatima, Itrat [VerfasserIn]
Zara, Tatheer [VerfasserIn]
Marwah, Priya [VerfasserIn]
Soni, Rajpreet [VerfasserIn]
Trivedi, Deepa [VerfasserIn]
Conter, Valentino [VerfasserIn]
Canesi, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Othman, Dosti [VerfasserIn]
Faeq, Vian [VerfasserIn]
Kleinschmidt, Katharina [VerfasserIn]
Yesillipek, Akif [VerfasserIn]
Lam, Catherine G [VerfasserIn]
Howard, Scott C [VerfasserIn]
Corbacioglu, Selim [VerfasserIn]
Pediatric Diseases Working Party of the European Blood and Marrow Transplantation Group [VerfasserIn]
Jefri, Abdulah Al [Sonstige Person]
Bertania, Alice [Sonstige Person]
Büchner, Jochen [Sonstige Person]
Willasch, Andrè [Sonstige Person]
Gibson, Brenda [Sonstige Person]
Güngür, Tayfun [Sonstige Person]
Ifversen, Marianne [Sonstige Person]
Meisel, Roland [Sonstige Person]
Müller, Ingo [Sonstige Person]
Vetteranta, Kim [Sonstige Person]
Veys, Paul [Sonstige Person]
Wachowiak, Jacek [Sonstige Person]

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Date Completed 05.07.2021

Date Revised 08.07.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41409-020-0983-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31465996X