Tell Me Why stem cells serve as biological insurance

Ahmad Al Ahmad, Founder and CEO Future Health Biobank GCC, speaks to Tell Me Why podcast host, Maria Botros, about the importance of storing stem cells.

• Stem cells are the basic building blocks of life, everything in your body is created from these cells, says Ahmad
• Ahmad: Excess stem cells not used during your creation as a baby go through the umbilical cord and placenta
• Storing stem cells serves as a biological insurance for both the baby and the family, says Ahmad
• Ahmad explains that HLA typing tests are done to ensure that the stem cells match the patient in-need of the transplant
• Last minute stem cell storage is feasible in the UAE, says Ahmad