Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Tanzania

Janeth Mtenga¹, Kate Orf², Jiexin Zheng², Clara Chamba¹, Harrison Chuwa³, Frederick Luoga^{1

4}, Stella W Malangahe⁵, Per Ole Iversen^{1

6

7}, Julie Makani^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Haematology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
² Department of Haematology, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
³ Department of Haematology, Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
⁴ Sickle Cell Programme, Department of Haematology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
⁵ Department of Haematology, Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, Dodoma, Tanzania.
⁶ Department of Haematology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
⁷ Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Janeth Mtenga et al. Br J Haematol. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;192(1):17-21.

doi: 10.1111/bjh.17106. Epub 2020 Sep 25.

Janeth Mtenga¹, Kate Orf², Jiexin Zheng², Clara Chamba¹, Harrison Chuwa³, Frederick Luoga^{1

4}, Stella W Malangahe⁵, Per Ole Iversen^{1

6

7}, Julie Makani^{1

4}

¹ Department of Haematology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
² Department of Haematology, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
³ Department of Haematology, Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
⁴ Sickle Cell Programme, Department of Haematology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
⁵ Department of Haematology, Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, Dodoma, Tanzania.
⁶ Department of Haematology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
⁷ Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

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Keywords: Tanzania; sickle cell disease; stem cell transplant.

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Mahfuz H, Hossain ME, Uddin MM, Karim MM, Wright J, Joyce K, Islam A. Mahfuz H, et al. Br J Haematol. 2021 Jul;194(2):e59-e60. doi: 10.1111/bjh.17532. Epub 2021 May 15. Br J Haematol. 2021. PMID: 33993467 No abstract available.

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