Cord Blood Banking Services in Nigeria; the Earlier the Better

Blood banking services has existed in Nigeria for ages for the purposes of transfusion services. Though, there are successes achieved with the blood transfusion services, one of the major challenges is that the whole blood or blood components used cannot serve as sources of stem cells, whereas cord blood can. The unavailability of cord blood banks to provide such services creates a huge gap in the medical services thereby creating opportunities for medical tourism and capital flight.