KOWE-T, 3 November: Kuwait Central Blood Bank on Tuesday called on all those recovering from COVID-19 to donate blood to meet the growing demand for immune plasma.
The Director of the Department of Blood Transfusion Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Reem Al-Radwan, said in a press that due to the food and drug administration (FDA) update on adopting the use of immune plasma to treat patient inflammations, as well as the continuous call for blood through Array hospitals, they call on all patients recovered from COVID-19 to take the initiative to donate immune plasma to save patients’ lives.
There are procedures and situations that must be completed before the plasma donation process, which elapse 14 days after the convalescing user is symptom-free and the quarantine period has ended, in order to make a donation with fulfilled situations, such as 18 years and does not suffer from any chronic disease. Al-Radwan explained.
He also suggested that convalescent patients who wish to make a donation sign on the online page link (https://btas-kw. org/ccpdonation), to learn about the situations and make an appointment to make a donation to the Central Blood Bank. Kuwait in Jabriya or Sheikha. Salwa Al-Sabah Umbilical Cord and Stem Cell Center. Since the launch of the plasma donation program last April, the equivalent of 1,700 plasma bags has been collected and 1,200 bags have been distributed to two hundred plasma bags consistent with the month, he said. (KUNA)
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