NMDP Celebrates Public-Private Partnership with HRSA in Expanding Patient Access to Life-Saving Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Transplant
Nonprofitreaches milestone of facilitating 150,000 transplants giving patients a second chance at life, thanks to federal investment in and Congressional commitment to the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program
NMDPSM, the nonprofit organization that operates the national registry of unrelated bone marrow donors and cord blood units through the federally-authorized C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program, and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), which oversees the Program, hosted today a celebratory event recognizing their public-private partnership expanding patient access to lifesaving bone marrow and cord blood transplants also known as blood stem cell transplants. The celebration highlighted the Program’s milestone of facilitating 150,000 blood stem cell transplants.
“HRSA, in partnership with Congress and NMDP, have been united by a common goal of giving American patients with life-threatening blood cancers and disorders a second chance at life,” said Thomas J. Engels, Administrator of HRSA. “A strong, modern network of young, healthy and committed donors is vital to doctors who rely on NMDP’s tightly synchronized coordinating center and efficient transplant process—enabling health practitioners to provide timely patient care. We are proud of the Program’s many achievements, including this historical milestone, and many more to come.”
