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FDA: 3 Hospitals OK for Stem Cell Therapy
THREE hospitals in metro manila have secured the approval of
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to engage in human stem
Cell and cell-based therapies after meeting the safety,
Efficacy and quality standards set by Department of Health
(DOH)
In a joint advisory signed by Health Secretary Janette Garin,
The FDA said the first health facilities to receive such
Accreditation were The Medical City, Asian Stem Cell Institute
And Makati Medical Center.
The hospitals were given approval to perform three
Applications of Stem cell therapy: hematopoietic stem cell
Transplantation, corneal resurfacing with limbal stem cells
And skin regeneration with epidermal stem cells.
The certificate of accreditation for stem cell and cell based
Therapies was issued by the FDA and the Health Facilities and
Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB). The two agencies conducted
A review of the hospitals applications for accreditation and
Inspection for compliance with current good tissue practice
And manufacturing practice the advisory said.
The review was conducted in compliance with DOH Administrative
Order No. 2013-0012 issued in March 2013, which laid out the
Rules and regulations governing the accreditation of health
Facilities engaging in human stem cell and cellular therapies
In the country.
The DOH issued the order in view of the growing popularity of
Stem cell therapies as alternative treatment to various
Diseases, and with some clinics and medical service providers
Claiming success in treating patients despite the limited
Published data from controlled clinical trials
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