Abu Dhabi Biological Bank launches special storage services for umbilical cord blood for families who are waiting for a new baby

Abu Dhabi Biological Bank has launched special storage services for umbilical cord blood, giving families awaiting a new baby, affiliated with a costly and available locally available to save stem cells for newborns, and enhances Abu Dhabi’s position as a leading destination in life sciences.

The need for life -saving treatments increases by taking advantage of the storage of umbilical cord blood, and more than 60,000 transplants were carried out using stem cells from umbilical cord blood worldwide, but many families cannot take advantage of the benefits of special storage of umbilical cord blood due to the high cost, and limited local storage options.

Abu Dhabi Biological Bank provides families to store the blood of umbilical cord blood at half the cost compared to the prices prevailing in the market currently, and it cooperates with leading and licensed health care facilities in Abu Dhabi, including Dana Emirates Hospital for Women and Children of the M42, the Corniche Hospital and the Kend Hospital.

Instead of charging and preserving umbilical cord blood samples, Abu Dhabi Banking, locally, for a period of up to 30 years in the umbilical cord storage facility in Masdar City, equipped with advanced automatic technology and a large infrastructure for storing samples. This feature of long -term storage ensures that stem cells remain suitable for therapeutic applications with access to them from anywhere in the world.

Pivotal role

The blood, which is collected from the umbilical cord of the newborn, as soon as it is born, is a rich resource in the blood -component stem cells, which are characterized by their ability to develop into different types of blood cells and immune system cells.

Stem cells play a pivotal role in treating more than 80 life -threatening medical conditions and are widespread at high rates in the UAE, such as Thalassemia (16.5%) and sickle cell anemia (5.8%), leukemia and almonds, bone marrow disorders, immune deficiency, and genetic diseases.

By providing special storage for umbilical cord blood at an easy cost, Abu Dhabi Bank removes financial and logistical barriers, which guarantees families safe and safe medical care for their children and other family members when needed, and this increases the chances of finding an appropriate matching of stem cells within the family, as the siblings have a 25% probability of full matching and 50% for partial convergence of transplants, what It greatly improves the results of the treatment of genetic diseases and blood diseases.

“This launch confirms M42 and Abu Dhabi Biotic Bank to make the costly care for cost, available and local,” said Paul Downey, General Manager of Abu Dhabi Biological Bank. Stem umbilical cord blood cells represent a strong defense against diseases, but they are often wasted as medical waste due to various contraindications. By launching the vital bank of the special storage service for umbilical cord blood, we remove these barriers by providing a solution that is easy to reach in time for people with stem cell therapy disease, or those who have a family history of medical disorders, or those who have difficulty finding donors. By providing us with flexible payment plans, advanced biological storage techniques, and additional benefits such as examining newborns and genetic advice, we are proud to achieve a great leap towards dedicated and preventive health care, and we look to work with our partners to raise awareness levels of umbilical cord benefit in supporting treatments ».