GUWAHATI: As the Health Department is Assam is gearing up to adopt plasma therapy in a big way to treat COVID-19 patients, the Health Minister has made an appeal to all those eligible recovered COVID-19 patients in Assam and outside Assam and willing to donate plasma to Assam Plasma Bank.
Those who are willing to donate plasma for the greater cause of treating COVID-19 patients in Assam, may call 104 from Assam locations and contact 0361-2558955/ [email protected]. Donors from outside the state will be treated as state guests and all their expenditures will be borne by Assam government.
Plasma therapy has proven to be efficient in treating COVID-19 patients and apparently has no side effect on the patient.
“We’ve seen a sudden spurt on #COVID19 cases and going through a difficult phase. Convalescent plasma is fast proving to be effective in treating COVID patients and conditions of many have improved with its use. We’re one of the first states in country to set up #AssamPlasmaBank.
“Call upon recovered #COVID19 patients (symptomatic) to come forward and donate plasma to Assam #plasmabank. Those in Assam can call 104; those from other states contact 0361-2558955 / [email protected]. Those from outside to be State Guest & we’ll take care of everything,” tweeted the Health Minister, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma.
