HEMAFUND united several governmental medical institutions of Ukraine for National umbilical cord blood programme implements and coordinates it. Owing to this programme, more than 400 children with prenatally diagnosed congenital defects of heart have been successfully operated using their own cord blood. Over 30 children with congenital nervous system defects have received treatment with their own cord blood.
HEMAFUND provides free of charge cord blood collection, procession and logistics while Ukrainian Children Cardiac Center and State Institution “Institute of Neurosurgery named after acad. A.P. Romodanov of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine” are operating children for their congenital defects. According to the surgeons, umbilical stem cells provided faster and better rehabilitation and condition improvement for children.
Date |
Condition |
Recipient’s age |
Cord blood owner |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2009-2017
|
Congenital malformations of the cardiovascular system, more than 400 applications
|
1 – 3 days
|
Younger sister`s cord blood |
|
September 2009 г.
|
Cerebral hypoxia damage in the accident, coma, absence of independent breathing, nutrition through a tube
|
3,5 years
|
Child`s own cord blood
|
|
2010 - 2017
|
Spina Bifido, 36 usings
|
6 years |
Younger sister`s cord blood |
|
February 2010 г.
|
Myasthenia
|
4,5 years |
Younger sister`s cord blood |
|
September2010 г.
|
Cerebral hypoxia damage in the accident, coma, absence of independent breathing, nutrition through a tube. Second procedure for rehabilitation
|
7,3 years |
Child`s own cord blood |
|
September 2013 г.
|
Autism
|
4 months |
Cousin`s cord blood |
|
October 2013 г.
|
ypoxic brain damage as a result of birth injury
|
7,8 years
|
Younger sister`s cord blood
|
|
January 2014 г.
|
Cerebral Palsy |
4 years
|
Younger brother`s cord blood |
|
April 2014 г.
|
Hydrocephaly |
7 months
|
Twin-sister`s cord blood
|
|
May 2014 г.
|
Intrauterine hypoxia, retardation |
38 years
|
Younger sister`s cord blood |
|
July 2014 г.
|
Hepatitis C
|
4,5 years |
Younger sister`s cord blood |
|
October 2014 г. |
Hydrocephaly
|
5 years |
Child`s own cord blood |
|
July 2017 г. |
Thalasemia |
14 years |
Son`s cord blood |
|
July 2017 г. |
Type 1 diabetes mellitus |
4 years |
Younger brother`s cord blood Younger brother`s cord blood Younger sister`s cord blood |
|
November 2017 г. |
Cerebral Palsy |
28 years |
Younger brother`s cord blood
|
|
November 2017 г. |
Atrophy of the optic nerve, recovery after CMT | 7,3 years | Son`s cord blood |
