BSMMU opens its first bone marrow transplantation, stem cell therapy centre

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Monday inaugurated its first bone marrow transplantation and stem cell therapy centre, advancing healthcare services.

“With the new facility, a bone marrow transplant will cost Tk 0.3-0.5 million, significantly lower than Tk 2 million in other countries,” BSMMU vice chancellor Prof Dr Md Sharfuddin Ahmed said.

A liver transplant costs Tk 2 million and a kidney transplant costs Tk 4 million at the BSMMU, while the bone marrow transplant will cost Tk 0.3 million, he added.

Prof Dr Ahmed made the remarks while opening the facility as the chief guest.

A successful liver transplant was done last year and both the liver donor and recipient are doing well, he said, hoping that patients who receive treatment from the bone marrow transplantation centre will also be in good health.

Robotic surgery and hair implants will also be introduced soon, he added.

As many as 17 kidney transplants have been done successfully at BSMMU super specialised hospitals at low cost in the last four months. BSMMU also performed the first cadaveric transplant and separation of conjoined twins, Prof Dr Ahmed said.

Chairman of the Hematology Department Prof Dr Salahuddin Shah presided over the event.

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