美國投資兩億 縮短器官移植等候時間
The U.S. government says it is investing $200 million to help reduce the wait time for organ transplants, including a program to advance the science of tissue repair.
美國政府説,將投資2億美元,用於縮短人體器官移植的等候時間,其中包括一個提高人體組織修復技術的項目。
The investment, led by the Defense Department, brings together funds and expertise from the government, universities, companies and non-profits.
這項計劃由國防部牽頭實施,集中利用政府、大學、企業和非營利組織的資金和技術。
The plan includes more than $160 million in public and private funding to create the Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Manufacturing Innovation Institute, which will help develop ways of fabricating tissue.
該計劃包括投資1.6億多美元的政府和民間資金,創建先進組織生物製造創新研究所,研製開發人體組織的製造技術。
Grants will also be given to small businesses that are trying to improve organ and tissue preservation to allow more time for transplantation.
此外,該計劃還將為一些小型企業提供資金,研究如何改善保存人體器官和組織的方法,為器官移植提供更長的時間。
White House officials say more than 120,000 people in the United States are on a donor waiting list, with the vast majority of those needing a kidney.
白宮官員説,目前美國有超過12萬人在等候器官捐獻,其中大部分人需要腎臟。