The Ministry of Health’s Department of Blood Banks Services at the Directorate General of Specialized Medical Care renewed its appeal to those recovering from COVID-19 to donate immune plasma after it was proven to be effective as a supportive treatment for some cases, in addition to increasing demand for the blood plasma due to the increase in the number of patients in hospitals.
Dr Zainab Salim Al-Fana Al-Oraimi, Director of Blood Banks Services Department explained in an interview that many recoveries responded to this call and took the initiative to donate plasma at the department’s headquarters in Bousher.
Plasma donation appointments have also been scheduled with several recoveries so that the Department can provide it to health institutions continuously, where this treatment is provided to patients in referral hospitals based on the evaluation of the attending physician.
The plasma donation is performed at the Central Blood Bank in Bousher, where plasma is collected through a special device to separate it and then divide it into two to three units.
Studies indicate that the level of antibodies against the virus in the recoveries varies from one donor to another. There are several reasons for this difference as recoveries of patients with severe symptoms were found to have a higher level of antibodies than those recovered patients with mild symptoms.
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