Egypt to Establish Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at Coptic Hospital

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population has announced the start of procedures to establish a bone marrow transplant unit at Coptic Hospital.

The hospital is affiliated with the Therapeutic Institution. The planned unit will add bone marrow transplantation to its specialist care facilities.

The petroleum sector is supporting the project, according to the ministry’s announcement. Details of the scale or form of that support were not provided.

The announcement concerns the initial establishment procedures, rather than the opening of the unit. No timetable for its launch was specified.