美國投資兩億 縮短器官移植等候時間大綱

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.

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。

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

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。

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.

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。

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

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。

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.

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。