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Framing of policy for stem cell therapy recommended

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Parliamentary panel unhappy with the delay in drafting guidelines

Submits 15th report in Rajya Sabha

Hails ICMR's initiative for regulation of stem cell research

NEW DELHI: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare has recommended expeditious drafting of the guidelines and formulating a national policy in stem cell therapy to regulate claims in this field.

Submitting its 15th report in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, the committee said there was a need for extensive research in stem cell therapy promising cure of chronic health problems and for regulating claims in this area.

Expressing unhappiness with the delay in drafting the guidelines, it pointed out that the guidelines remained at the draft stage even after three years. The guidelines for helping in regulation of stem cell research had been put on the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) website in 2002 for consultation.The committee emphasised that the approval process of draft guidelines on the cases pending before the Drugs Controller-General of India be expedited in view of many clinics claiming good results in the treatment of incurable diseases through this therapy.

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