The Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Adeleke Mamora has said that the Federal Government would collaborate with relevant stakeholders on the Stem Cell Transplantation Technology (NACRASTIN) in Nigeria to save the lives of Citizens.

The Minister said this when the National Committee on the Research and Application of STEM CELL Transplantation Technology (NACRASTIN) in Nigeria paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja.

He stated that Stem Cells were cells having ability to differentiate types of cells in the body which also serve as a repair of the body system.

Dr. Mamora further stated that the benefits of Stem Cell Therapy could not be overemphasized stressing that so many people could have gone to the great beyond if not for the use of the therapy. The Minister assured the Committee of the government’s willingness to assist in setting up therapy centers in the country with plans to source funds through the Ministry, stakeholders and development partners.

In his remarks, the Minister of State for Science, Technology, and Innovation, Chief Ikechukwu Ikoh thanked the team for the quality of job they had done for the country and assured them that the ministry would provide all the necessary supports in terms of actualizing the desired goal.

He further said that the project carried out by the Committee was one of the low-hanging fruits which the ministry was looking forward to because of its benefits to all.

Earlier, the Chairman of the National Committee on the Research and Application of Stem Cell Technology (NACRASTIN) in Nigeria, Dr. Perry Iloegbunam told the Minister that the commencement of Stem Cell Therapy administration in Nigeria could not only obviate expensive overseas medical treatment trips but could enable all Nigerians and Africans irrespective of status and locations access this groundbreaking 21st-century medical technology at affordable cost.

According to the Chairman, “Stem Cell therapy is very important in the country and there is a need to leverage it to bring the therapy very close to our people”

He stated that the ministry was working with the Stem Cell Committee to see that they have the therapy on the desk for Nigerians to benefit.

The Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency(NABDA) Professor Abdullahi Mustapha told the minister that he pledged composite and comprehensive support to the program as it is geared toward the development of the country and the safety of lives of the citizenry.