Gaborone could have stem cell storage facility this year

The stem cell bank will be based in Gaborone and will offer free services.  Cryo-Save consultant in Botswana, Virginia Mngqibisa, says storage of stem cells at minus196 degrees has become a widely practiced approach to curing illnesses and is arguably the fastest growing sector in the medical industry today.

Speaking to Mmegi this week, Mngqibisa said Parliament was set to pave the way for the facility by means of legislation in July and that Cryo-Save intended approaching government about storing stem cells for every Motswana.