Table 2.

How to improve access to HCT

Target	Topic	Actions
Benchmarking activities among countries and regions	Global HCT activity reports	Biannual survey since 20064,6,47-50
Starting new programs	Alerting health authorities and politicians about the need for programs in countries with low HCT activity	Organization of WBMT workshops in cooperation with the WHO51
	Essential medication	Published previously52
	Training of physicians, nurses, technicians, and data managers	Scientific societies; accredited transplant centers
	Infrastructure	Define essential infrastructure37,53
	Site visit from experienced physicians	Role of scientific societies
	Financial aspects	Optimize treatment
	Twinning and telemedicine	Supervisory telemedicine42
Optimizing existing programs	Outcome registries	Establish outcome registries Analysis of different techniques54
	Accreditation	Liaise with JACIE/FACT
	Utilization of HCT worldwide	Analyzing incidence (tumor registries) and HCT activities for each disease in regions and countries55
	Establishing alternate donor registries	Describe challenges in developing countries56
	Establishing clinical studies	Structures for local registries, noninterventional, interventional studies

FACT, Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy; JACIE, Joint Accreditation Committee of the International Society for Cellular Therapy.