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Brazil is an agreement with U.S. for bone marrow transplant

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The National Cancer Institute (INCA), the Cancer Foundation and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) registry of bone marrow donors in the United States today signed a cooperation agreement. The document allows patients to other countries receiving donations of Brazilians. The record of U.S. donors is the largest in the world and currently has 13.2 million people. Brazil will enter into this network with nearly one million donors in the National Registry of Donors Volunteer Bone Marrow (REDOMA), managed by INCA.

According to Luiz Antonio Santini, director general of INCA, the agreement comes at a key moment for the country's technological and scientific development in the area of bone marrow transplantation. "For many years we have a working relationship with the NMDP, which has been a partner in search of international donors for patients in Brazil. We will now ensure the reciprocity of this gesture," said Santini.
Last year, spending £ 5.5 million with the search international figure for confirmation tests of compatibility, admission and withdrawal of donor bone marrow. The agreement with the NMDP provides for the collection, the dome, these same services, which will bring savings to the Ministry of Health and Long-term capital improvement projects in the Brazilian system of bone marrow transplantation.



Source: State Agency

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