International Organization for cooperation in the fields of health, research, treatment, transfer of know-how and the creation of a network of excellence to defeat blood diseases in the world
IME Foundation
The Ime Foundation – Mediterranean Institute of Hematology – is an international organization for development cooperation in the fields of health, research, medical treatment, transfer of know-how and the creation of a top quality worldwide network to fight haematological diseases.
Founded on the initiative of the Health Ministry, the Foreign ministry and the Treasury Ministry as well as the regional government of Lazio, the Ime Foundation seeks to set up an international health network on behalf of countries where haematological disorders represent a widespread health and social problem, implementing an international program of treatment, training, research and transfer of know-how for these diseases, particularly thalassemia.
By virtue of its mission, IME's international project goes beyond development cooperation in the strict sense of solidarity and healthcare. It is also an important instrument of foreign policy, promoting the “Sistema Italia (Italy System)” with an unprecedented all-Italian initiative aimed at propelling the growth and improvement of foreign health structures in countries seriously afflicted by emerging haematological diseases, particularly thalassemia.
President: Ambassador Giancarlo Aragona
General Director: Prof. Valentino Martelli
Hematology in Rome
The IME patients in Rome are assigned to haematology units of five hospitals in Rome: Umberto I Polyclinic, San Camillo Hospital, Tor Vergata Polyclinic, San Giovanni Hospital and S.Eugenio Hospital, according to the particular specialization of each structure.
PTV Transplant Center
The IME Thalassemia Transplant Center, known as "International Center for Transplantation in Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Anemia, Mediterranean Institute of Hematology, Policlinic of the University of Tor Vergata - Roma", is located on the 9th floor of tower number 6 of the Tor Vergata General Hospital.
Countries and Projects
The IME Foundation has been involved in activities of health cooperation targeted at children in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern regions since 2003. IME's method – treatment, training and the transfer of clinical, scientific and managerial know-how – was devised with the aim of improving access to treatment in the beneficiary countries through the training of medical, nursing and technical staffs.
Hematological diseases
This section is devoted to information about the major blood diseases which the IME Foundation deals with.
It contains information about clinical treatments, scientific articles and training material on Thalassemia and the principal onco-hematological diseases.
Hospitality
IME network
Aside from providing treatment, the IME Foundation also provides, when necessary, accommodations for the children under treatment and their families for the entire period of their stay in Italy.
At the moment there is not just one model of Hospitality; every IME center has made its own arrangements based on its location and the number of families to accommodate.
