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.

The investment, led by the Defense Department, brings together funds and expertise from the government, universities, companies and non-profits.

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.

Grants will also be given to small businesses that are trying to improve organ and tissue preservation to allow more time for transplantation.

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.美國政府說，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。

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。

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。

此外，該計劃還將爲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，爲器官移植提供更長的時間。

白宮官員說，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。