Welcome note from our host

We are pleased to welcome you to the 9th WBMT WORKSHOP, which takes place on September 25-28, 2024, in the esteemed locale of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

The local organization of this event is done by the First Central Hospital of Mongolia. Established in 1925. In 2010, we embarked on an ambitious journey to establish a Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) program. This program saw its first milestone in 2014 with the successful completion of our first autologous transplant and we achieved another milestone in 2022 with our first allogeneic transplant.

Recognizing the importance of advancing our BMT services, we are now aimed to take the next step in our development. Our goal is to enhance our capacities and extend our services to include pediatric bone marrow transplantation. This initiative is a testament to our commitment to providing comprehensive and inclusive care for all age groups.

The workshop endeavors to serve as a distinguished forum, facilitating attendees in acquainting themselves with refined and efficacious methodologies and approaches in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. With great assurance, we anticipate that this gathering will provide a comprehensive platform for the acquisition of fresh insights, the honing of skills, and the collaborative resolution of pertinent challenges within the discipline.

The 9th WBMT WORKSHOP is poised to be an instructive, and unforgettable occasion, uniting leading authorities to exchange their wealth of experiences and perspectives. We extend a heartfelt invitation to all esteemed professionals engaged in the realm of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to converge in Ulaanbaatar, the distinguished capital of Mongolia, for this stimulating workshop.

We cordially extend this invitation to join us at the 9th WBMT WORKSHOP, eagerly anticipating an enriching and productive interchange of ideas.

Batsukh Khishigjargal
The General Director, The First Central Hospital of Mongolia.

What is the Workshop about?

The 9^th WBMT Congress is an international scientific conference organized by the Worldwide network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation in collaboration with the World Health Organization, The First Central Hospital of Mongolia, and the Mongolian Ministry of Health.  The event is also supported largely by other member-societies such as the Asia-Pacific Blood and Marrow Transplantation and the International Society of Blood Transfusion as resource bodies.

The two-day Workshop has a total of fifteen (15) sessions with a goal to guide for physicians to optimize their current stem cell transplantation activities and to create awareness among policy makers about the value of stem cell transplantation, so that these activities might be expanded as part of national health plan and strengthened by ongoing effective oversight and support from health authorities.

The Nursing Workshop will strive to bring certain milestones through its efforts in building a durable foundation of BMT knowledge to the BMT Nurses of Mongolia.

What is the purpose of the Workshop?

It is our goal to guide for physicians to optimize their current stem cell transplantation activities and also to create awareness among policy makers about the value of stem cell transplantation, so that these activities might be expanded as part of national health plan and strengthened by ongoing effective oversight and support from health authorities. The overall objective is to assist Mongolia and other countries by building capacity, increasing access to life-saving therapies and improving the quality of care.

Who is attending the Workshop?

The Congress of the WBMT is addressed to clinicians and representatives of health authorities from Mongolia, as well as other neighbouring countries that may have restricted sources and low transplant participants regarding minimum essential requirements for establishing or expanding HSCT in emerging countries, indications for HSCT, training and dissemination of knowledge, stem cell donor selection and donor safety, quality assurance in transplant centers and the importance of transplant outcome databases. Workshop admission is FREE OF CHARGE.

What generell information do I need to have?

Official Workshop language – English
You can find more information on traveling to Mongolia under this Link.

Who is WBMT?

The WBMT is a non-profit organization of twenty-one international societies involved in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) around the world, with a primary mission of establishing broad standards and assisting countries with limited resources in planning, development, and performance of this activity.