Naveen Appeals For Plasma Donation
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appealed all the people of the state who have been cured of the Coronavirus to donate Plasma and save the lives of others who are being treated for the dangerous virus. In a message, Naveen said “Saving the humanity from the grip of Covid-19 is the biggest challenge of [...]
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appealed all the people of the state who have been cured of the Coronavirus to donate Plasma and save the lives of others who are being treated for the dangerous virus. In a message, Naveen said “Saving the humanity from the grip of Covid-19 is the biggest challenge of our time.
The Drug Controller General of India has recommended the use of Convalescent Plasma for treatment of severely ill Covid-19 patients. I am happy to say that in our state more than 9000 patients have already been cured from the disease who can donate plasma after one week of recovery and each person can save two lives.”
“I call upon all Covid-19 cured persons to come forward and donate plasma voluntarily at the critical hour of need to save the lives of the severely affected Covid-19 patients”, he added.
It can be mentioned here that treatment of COVID-19 patients with plasma therapy will be started from today at the three dedicated Covid-19 hospitals including KIMS and SUM in Bhubaneswar and Ashwini in Cuttack in Odisha.
The Government run Sriram Chandra Bhanj Medical College & Hospital (S.C.B Medical College) at Cuttack will be the nodal centre for plasma therapy in the State. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will launch the plasma therapy treatment today.
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