Bhopal, Apr 1 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang on Friday said four bone marrow transplant and pediatric cancer units based on stem cell therapy will come up in the state.

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These units will come up in state government medical colleges and hospitals in Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Rewa in around six months, he told reporters here.

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A public awareness campaign would also be run for bone marrow transplant, the minister added.

"Besides the treatment of blood-borne diseases by stem cell therapy, a research unit will be developed in Bhopal for the use of stem cell therapy for other diseases," Sarang said.

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