Stem cell therapy in Bangkok Thailand Bumrumgrad Hospital

Bumrumgrad Hospital in Bangkok Thailand is considered THE FINEST Hospital in Bangkok. With it's huge internationallly trained staff of surgeons, it's no wonder why they receive patients from around the world on a regular basis. Their website is www.bumrungrad.com Their phone number is +662 667 1000 and the address of Bumrumgrad Hospital is 33 Sukhumvit 3 (Soi Nana Nua), Wattana, Bangkok, 10110 Thailand

The below is taken from the Bumrumgrad site about their stem cell treatment, therapy and policies:

How is stem cell treatment regulated in Thailand?

Before 2009, there was no specific regulation governing scientists researching human stem cell applications in Thailand. Existing Thai FDA regulations do not cover stem cells because they are not a food or drug.

To correct this lack of oversight, on 27 March 2009, the Thai Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) announced that stem cells and their products will be regulated as drugs. The regulations will not cover the use of stem cells in recognized, proven treatments for hematological (blood) diseases. However, for other kinds of treatments, healthcare providers and researchers should follow accepted research practices, including approval from scientific and ethics committees at institutional and national levels.

Additionally, the Thai Medical Council will soon issue parallel regulations to cover the use of stem cells by physicians. For experimental stem cell treatments, practitioners must register and comply with Council criteria.

Institutions must clearly inform patients of the unproven nature of the treatment. Patients must be able to weigh the risks and benefits of such treatment , in the absence of inducement, coercion, or profit motive. Several good studies of stem cell treatments are being conducted under these conditions in Europe and the US.

What is Bumrungrad International’s position?

Bumrungrad International is optimistic about the future potential of stem cells to treat various diseases. Where stem cell treatments have been proven effective in clinical studies – for example in the hematological diseases mentioned previously – Bumrungrad offers expert treatment by experienced physicians. In other stem cell applications, our doctors are following international clinical trials closely to determine if and when treatments prove safe and effective.

We will develop capabilities and offer such treatments to our patients when they are accepted by the international medical community. If our clinical research program does participate in any trials, we assure our patients of the following:

the experimental nature of the treatment will be clearly explained;
we will adhere to guidelines of the Thai FDA and Medical Council, even if such guidelines are not yet official law; and
we will not attempt to profit from experimental treatments not yet proven.

Experimental treatments must be approached very cautiously, especially when they are sought by families as a “last chance” treatment for loved ones in critical condition. Patients and their families must be able to trust that their doctors and hospital have evidence supporting such treatment. The evidence cannot be merely that “some patients seem to have benefited from the treatment.” It must be subject to the stricter rules of scientific inquiry.