by Buena Bernal Posted on 07\/06\/2013 9:06 PM |Updated 07\/08\/2013 2:15 PM <\/p>\n
DOH ON STEM CELL. (Left) Health Secretary Enrique Ona and (right) FDA Director Kenneth Hartigan-Go talks to Rappler about stem cell therapy. Photos by Rappler\/Naoki Mengua <\/p>\n
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) Rappler talked to Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Enrique Ona and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director Kenneth Hartigan-Go to clarify the governments stance on stem cell therapy. <\/p>\n
Stem cell therapy or regenerative medicine is a medical intervention that uses the bodys repair cells to substitute old cells. It is done for medical and aesthetic purposes that are still being investigated, according to the health secretary. <\/p>\n
Asked why the treatment was allowed in the market despite no definitive curative and preventive benefits, FDA's Hartigan-Go said authorities never allowed the treatment to begin with. <\/p>\n
Its just there. Now, the DOH under Secretary Ona's leadership took action,\" he said. <\/p>\n
(READ: DOH: Stem cell therapy not yet proven to be curative) <\/p>\n
On March 18, the DOH issued the rules and regulations for the accreditation of health facilities engaging in human stem cell and cell-based or cellular therapies in the Philippines. <\/p>\n
The FDA has also released a circular on Monday, Jully 8, regarding the guidelines on registering stem cell-based products. The circular covers all products with a \"claim, label, or poster\" that says stem cells. <\/p>\n
(READ: FDA Circular: Registration of Stem Cell-Based Products) <\/p>\n
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