Association of cryobanks supports cord blood awareness month in Ukraine

cord blood awareness month
Due to the high medical and biological value of umbilical cord blood, almost 30 years of experience of its successful application, determined by more than 35,000 transplants, cord blood banks and registries of hematopoietic stem cells hold an important place in the structure of health care institutions in the developed world.

Cord blood banking worldwide is supported by both governmental and non-profit organizations and public banks are functioning using public funding. However, awareness of world population and particularly future parents, about the medical and biological value of umbilical cord blood and the possibilities of its storage is insufficient. Therefore, in order to raise awareness about the therapeutic properties of umbilical cord blood in the United States the month of July is established as the cord blood awareness month.

Saving cord blood at birth, not only a newborn, but also his/her family get invaluable biological insurance in case of illness, which is treated with stem cell transplantation. Within a cord blood awareness month in the United States, numerous educational events, lectures, workshops are held, films are broadcasted and information flyers containing information about the possibilities of storing cord blood and its use in the treatment of diseases are distributed.

In Ukraine Association of cryobanks of cord blood stem cells and other human cells and tissues supports cord blood awareness month, introduced by American collegues.

In Ukraine, the future parents have the opportunity to save the cord blood of their newborn in the Ukraine’s first cryobank at the Institute of Cell Therapy, which is a member and co-founder of the Association of cryobanks. Also, the Institute of Cell Therapy is the only cord blood bank in Ukraine, which owns the prestigious international accreditation ISO 9001: 2008.

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