PGI Chandigarh to soon start Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant service
PGI Chandigarh
Chandigarh: In a significant development towards the paediatric patients of the union territory, a six-bed exclusive paediatric bone marrow transplant (BMT) unit is going to be launched soon at the Nehru Hospital of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) Chandigarh.
The confirmation about this came from the institute on Tuesday who also confirmed that the tender for the construction of the paediatric BMT unit has been issued.
Children in the city will receive quality transplant services at an affordable price, as promised by the Indian government. The approved beds will be under paediatrics hematology and oncology in-charge Dr Amita Trehan of the institute.
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A bone marrow transplant is a procedure that infuses healthy blood-forming stem cells into your body to replace bone marrow that's not producing enough healthy blood cells.
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