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Date 10/07/2019

The 5th National Conference on Stem Cells

Morning of April 23, 2019, the 5th National Conference on Stem Cells officially opened in Hanois
Attending the opening, towards the Ministry of Health, there were Associate Professor. Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment, Ministry of Health, on the Organizing Committee including Dr. Bach Quoc Khanh - Director of the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Head of the Organizing Committee; International visitors to the conference included Associate Professor. Dr. Ivana Gojo from John Hopkins University, US and about 300 domestic delegates attended.

Delegates attended the opening ceremony of the Conference

Opening speech at the conference, Associate Professor. Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment, Ministry of Health, said: In the past years, scientists and teachers have made great efforts to apply scientific and technological advances to Vietnam including stem cells. This is a scientific, sensitive issue that required transfer research and evaluation of results. I highly appreciate the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion for organizing this Conference.

Associate Professor. Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Medical Examination and Administration Department, Ministry of Health spoke at the opening of the Conference.

As we know, since the 50s of the last century, the study and application of stem cells in medicine has been considered a breakthrough step, creating new development opportunities for medicine. In the process of development, this advanced technology has been widely applied, can cure some diseases that have not been done before such as stem cell transplantation to treat blood diseases (malignant, benign, Genetics), support in cancer treatment and other diseases such as Musculoskeletal, Neurological, Respiratory, Cardiovascular ...

About 300 delegates attended this Conference

Associate Professor. Dr. Bach Quoc Khanh, Director, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Conference shared: The 5th National Stem Cell Science Conference in 2019 will provide more opportunities for all of us to look back at the results, together sharing valuable experiences, exchanging the latest advances, as well as more clearly recognizing the challenges in research and application of current stem cells to work together to solve difficulties, approach and conquer serving the field of stem cells in all aspects, affirming its position, creating many opportunities for development and cooperation in the future.

In Vietnam, the research and application of hematopoietic stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells as well as products from stem cells have made great progress, highly appreciated. Stem cell activity in our country has reached the regional and international standards, increasingly improved, diverse in techniques, grafting methods as well as source of stem cells.
The results of transplant patients have been constantly improved in quality and quantity. In addition, the implementation of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the most radical treatment to help patients with malignant and benign, genetic diseases can recover from disease and have a normal life.

With that development, Vietnam has 09 centers for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, the number of cases that are grafted at the centers is constantly increasing.

Up to now, our country has performed over 750 stem cell transplants to treat blood disease successfully. At the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, stem cell transplantation has been carried out since 2006, up to now 356 cases have been carried out (including autologous transplantation of 200 cases, species transplantation of 156 cases included 26 transplants from the community umbilical cord blood source), many patients were successfully transplanted and return to normal life with this technology.

Vietnam - Korea International Cooperation JSC., introduced technology of extracting stem cells from fat tissue, from Hurimbiocell - Korea at the conference.
 

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