Histocompatibility Practices in China – Solving real-world problems

Histocompatibility laboratories outside North America and Europe face multiple challenges of different nature. To properly support the established regional and neighboring stem-cell and solid-organ transplant programs, these laboratories have devised creative solutions to efficiently and effectively function under different pressures. In this workshop, the audience will learn about some of the challenges histocompatibility laboratories face in China, Iran and South Africa, three regions with prominent and long-established transplant programs. Creative solutions will be described with some lessons learned that can benefit practices outside of these regions.