Jaipur: SMS Hospital begins counselling of Covid survivors for plasma donation

JAIPUR: Prior to the opening of the first plasma bank in the state at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital, the authorities are on the job of counselling those who recovered from Covid-19 to convince them for plasma donation.
Authorities on Friday stated that SMS Hospital will invite people not more than 10 per day in batches since it takes an hour to complete the plasma donation from a donor.
The SMS administration cured nearly 1,242 patients who were admitted as Covid-19 patients and later discharged after having their reports negative.
“Our teams are calling them up and trying to convince them how plasma donation can help others in fighting Covid-19. We have planned to invite those who have consented in different batches. Each batch would consist of not more than 10 people at a time,” said Dr Ajit Singh, a member of the core group of Covid-19 treatment at the SMS hospital.
He added that many patients who have recovered have some myths which need to be cleared. “It is a one-hour procedure so they have to spare their time accordingly. Our teams are in touch with them to tell it is a safe donation,” Singh added.
The collected plasma would be stored in the bank and would be transfused into the patients as per requirement. “As a matter of fact, plasma should be donated between 28 days and four months after their recovery,” he added.
Meanwhile, health minister Raghu Sharma launched a poster urging the Covid-19 survivors to donate more and more plasma. “We are aiming at increasing the recovery rate. Thus looking at encouraging results of the plasma therapy we are trying to convince the Covid-19 survivors to donate their plasma,” he said.
SMS Hospital will be the first in the state to set up a plasma bank which will be useful for Covid-19 treatment.
The plasma collected at the bank will be used for convalescent plasma therapy as the hospital claimed that it has been found effective in Covid-19 treatment.
According to authorities, 47 patients were successfully provided the plasma therapy treatment in the state who got recovered from Covid-19.