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The EBMT Outreach Project commenced in 2001 in collaboration with ESH to develop a programme of activities aimed at supporting blood and marrow transplantation in lower income countries. Although the majority of EBMT members (81%) are located in Western Europe, the proportion of its centres from outside this area is rising, with a particularly strong increase in Eastern European membership over the past few years.

The project has been developed through a number of Outreach Sessions held at EBMT Annual Meetings.

An overview of these sessions and slide presentations can be consulted by clicking here.

EBMT centres by geographical area

2001: Total 495 | 2004: Total 508

Project Aims

The Outreach Project aims to:

•  Improve awareness of EBMT / ESH activities on an international level
•  Support haematology & bone marrow transplant units in lower income countries
•  Increase the participation of these centres in EBMT / ESH activities 
•  Encourage collaboration and build relationships between centres

Project Development

Following initial discussions at the EBMT Board meeting in October 2001, a meeting took place in Montreux, where the following activities were suggested and discussed:

•  Educational exchanges
•  Technical training
•  Training in statistical programmes and data management support
•  Support in the preparation of grant applications
•  Support for lower income centres to increase their participation in clinical trials
•  Help in preparation for accreditation procedures
•  Development of a Twin Centres programme in which established units are linked to centres in lower income countries: the "twins" are then encouraged to develop joint activities and provide mutual support and expertise, as appropriate.

Outreach Project Survey

The Education Sub-committee held an outreach meeting in Paris in July 2002 to compile the following surveys:

Survey 1: For centres in "lower" income countries, in order to access their needs

Survey 2: For centres in high income countries, to find out what they thought they could do to help centres in outreach countries and to ask for details of any 'twinning' experiences.

The results of this survey were presented by Fiona McDonald, at the EBMT Annual Meeting in Istanbul in June 2003.

In preparation for an outreach session for the EBMT Annual Meeting in Prague in March 2005, Vladamir Koza compiled an un-dated survey for centres in Central and Eastern European countries. To view the session and the list of centres participating in the survey please click on the links below:
- Session
- List of centres

World Bank Classifications

A distinction has been made between high and "lower" (includes upper middle, lower middle and low) income countries based on the World Bank list of economies (July 2002). For further details please consult their website: www.worldbank.org

To view the world bank classifications please click on the link below:

World Bank Classifcations