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| Available | Not available |
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| Stem cell transplant unit at MNH, mloganzila campus |
| (i) 6 hepa-filtered rooms | (i) Infusion and syringe pumps |
| (ii) Biomedical equipments including, cardiac monitors, medication carts, crash cart, computers for accessing the hospital and laboratory information systems |
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| Apheresis facility at MNH, upanga campus |
| (i) Apheresis equipment: Spectra Optia™ cell separator (TERUMOBCT™, Colorado, USA) × 2 | (i) Optia™ stem cell harvest kit |
| (ii) ACD bags compatible with Optia™ |
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| Stem cell laboratory at MNH, muhimbili campus |
(i) BD FACS canto II
(ii) Controlled rate freezer with liquid nitrogen storage tank | (i) Reagents for standardization of CD34+ cell enumeration |
| (ii) CD34+ cell enumeration beads and reagents |
| (iii) Software for CD34+ cell enumeration |
| (iv) Liquid nitrogen shipper |
| (v) Liquid nitrogen supply |
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| Team |
| (i) 5 attending physicians and 3 registered nurses (RN), 1 pharmacist, 3 lab scientists and 1 microbiologist had previously undergone training in the clinical management of HSCT patients | (i) Trained associate physicians |
| (ii) Larger team of trained RN |
| (iii) Trained housekeeping staff |
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| Policies and protocols |
| (i) Antibiotics and antifungals | (i) SOPs for pretransplant workup and consent |
| (ii) Nursing policies and SOPs |
| (iii) Infection control policy |
| (iv) Febrile neutropenia management policy |
| (v) Central venous access insertion and maintenance bundle |
| (vi) Transfusion policy |
| (vii) SOPs for peripheral blood stem cell harvest, storage, transport and infusion |
| (viii) Non-availability of critical drugs such as melphalan, plerixafor, etc |
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