The WTO considered that DKMS actions jeopardize the model of the Ont.
Spain, January 2012.- the Organization Medical College (WTO) considered that the activities of the German company Deutsche Knochenmarkspendedatei gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH (DKMS), dedicated to the irregular recruitment of donors of bone marrow and marketing of this type of tissue, are endangering the model of the national transplant organisation
For the WTO, the situation created by DKMS alters the order established for the needs of patients and puts at risk the fairness with which all are treated in the SNS.
It is unacceptable that, for reasons of interest of a German company, be put at risk the ONT that over 22 years of activity has been and is on transplantation model in all over the world and an example of cutting-edge medicine, based on solidarity and involvement of all health care professionals. It is unacceptable, therefore, that DKMS violates this structure and more unacceptable, to do so for economic reasons. With claims of DKMS, desmontarÃa the structure underlying the ONT.
A gross negligence would be does not preserve a system that has shown that it works and is also a world reference. It is necessary to maintain its structure and avoid danger, under any circumstances, this fair and efficient model of donations.
It is surprising that DKMS representatives have argued today, press conference, serving not-for-profit, when it is a private company.
Therefore, the WTO alert to medical professionals and patients that, under any circumstances, collaborate in endangering the national model of transplants.
On Monday, the Ministry of health, Social policy is equality and the national organization of transplant (ONT) alerted patients and professionals of irregular abstractions of donors of bone marrow by the German company Deutsche Knochenmarkspendedatei gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH (DKMS), dedicated to the management of this type of human tissues. This complaint was joined Foundation José Carreras – registration Spanish of donors of bone marrow (REDMO).
Given the situation, the General Secretariat of health raised a query to the lawyer of the State to adopt appropriate measures and today the Ministry of health, social services and equality announced that you last a regulation to establish a single and record public donor of bone marrow in Spain so that in our country only donations can proceed according to the criteria of solidarity, equity and universal access and avoid possible interference of economic interests.
