HYDERABAD: A group of youth from Old City, under the aegis of the Professional Solidarity Forum (PSF), are launching a plasma donation drive in city with a purpose to help infected patients.
The drive, which will be held from August 16-22 has been planned to reach out to Covid-19 infected patients in recovery. The seven day camp will be held at NTR Memorial Trust Blood Bank, Banjara Hills from 10 am to 6 pm, said, Abdul Jabbar, president, PSF.
He notified that blood donation camps will be held on August 15 at different locations across the city, including Amberpet, Banjara Hills, Golconda, Bahadurpura, Chandrayangutta, Malakpet, Mehdipatnam, Musheerabad, Sayeedabad, Tolichowki, Islamic Centre - Seven Tombs Road, Yakutpura, Wadi-e-Huda (Shaheen Nagar) and Talab Katta.
Jabbar said that the campaign is focused to help Covid-19 positive patients who are undergoing treatment at different hospitals by connecting them with Covid-19 recovered patients who have generated antibodies after successful coronavirus treatment. “Many of the Covid-19 recovered patient are willing to come forward to donate their plasma to save lives of affected patients. Someone or their relatives or friends in almost every family is affected by Covid-19, and plasma donation can be effective in their recovery,” Jabbar added.
The drive, which will be held from August 16-22 has been planned to reach out to Covid-19 infected patients in recovery. The seven day camp will be held at NTR Memorial Trust Blood Bank, Banjara Hills from 10 am to 6 pm, said, Abdul Jabbar, president, PSF.
He notified that blood donation camps will be held on August 15 at different locations across the city, including Amberpet, Banjara Hills, Golconda, Bahadurpura, Chandrayangutta, Malakpet, Mehdipatnam, Musheerabad, Sayeedabad, Tolichowki, Islamic Centre - Seven Tombs Road, Yakutpura, Wadi-e-Huda (Shaheen Nagar) and Talab Katta.
Jabbar said that the campaign is focused to help Covid-19 positive patients who are undergoing treatment at different hospitals by connecting them with Covid-19 recovered patients who have generated antibodies after successful coronavirus treatment. “Many of the Covid-19 recovered patient are willing to come forward to donate their plasma to save lives of affected patients. Someone or their relatives or friends in almost every family is affected by Covid-19, and plasma donation can be effective in their recovery,” Jabbar added.
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