Yes, definitely this is not a simple treatment. Among other things it requires lifetime immunosuppressive medications.
So at least for now this will never be used in places without a strong medical establishment.
However it's a lot easier to find donations for a cure than for a treatment. So money will probably not be a factor - instead they will have to try to build a complete medical community in each area.
This may end up being a positive thing since good doctors are useful for more than just transplants :)
Places like India will probably have no trouble, but Africa will.
I'm curious - why does the bone marrow transplant require a lifetme mmunorepresants? Is it because otherwise the new immuno-system would attack the host organism?
Also - isn't an organism on immunorepresants essentially n a smilar position as an organism with inactive immun system due to HIV?
So at least for now this will never be used in places without a strong medical establishment.
However it's a lot easier to find donations for a cure than for a treatment. So money will probably not be a factor - instead they will have to try to build a complete medical community in each area.
This may end up being a positive thing since good doctors are useful for more than just transplants :)
Places like India will probably have no trouble, but Africa will.