A 'National tissue and cell bank' is being established

The Ministry of Health will meet patients' tissue and cell product needs through domestic production through the National Tissue and Cell Banking system. Products will be manufactured using domestic resources at Cell and Tissue Product Production Centers to be established across the country. These centers will increase domestic production capacity.

DIGITAL MONITORING: Personalized tissue and cell products, the treatment of the future, will be produced in high-security production centers. The Ministry of Health will digitally monitor the entire product process, from production to usage, to ensure the safe application of treatments. The improved tracking system will securely record which product was administered to which patient, where, and by whom.

BIOSECURITY: Raw materials derived from human tissues and cells will be collected under high biosafety standards. Production will be carried out in Cell and Tissue Product Production Centers under the supervision of the Ministry of Health and the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TİTCK). This will maximize production safety and product quality.

NEW TREATMENT METHODS WILL BE DEVELOPED: Personalized treatment products will be developed through studies led by the Ministry of Health and coordinated by the Turkish Health Institutes (TÜSEB). This will contribute to the development of new treatment methods and the expansion of product diversity. These personalized products, the treatment of the future, aim to maximize the effectiveness of treatment for patients.

CITIZENS WILL BE ABLE TO EASILY ACCESS TREATMENTS. The Ministry of Health announced that treatment needs will be determined by physicians, and prescribed products will be delivered to citizens through hospital pharmacies, authorized centers, and the State Supply Office (DMO). It was emphasized that patient access to products and treatments will be ensured under safe and appropriate conditions by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.

HOW IS IT USED? Tissues taken from the human body are used to repair and replace diseased or lost tissues. This has saved many lives. Common tissues collected and used include cornea, skin, bones, cartilage, joints, heart valves, fascia, and tendons. The history of tissue banking dates back to ancient times. The skin graft was first described in clinical practice in 1869. Human skin, as well as tissue, was used to cover burn wounds. Following these successes, clinicians began using more allografts in wound dressings to save patients with major burns. Research into the viability of grafts increased with the storage of tissues at subzero temperatures. Subsequently, the use of bone grafts also became widespread. A bone allotransplant from the tibia of a child with rickets was used. A succession of tissue banks was established in the second half of the 21st century.