COVID-19: Lions Club of Gauhati Greater makes appeal for blood plasma donation

Guwahati: The Lions Club Of Gauhati Greater along with National Health Mission Assam has taken up a life-saving project during the COVID-19 pandemic to save lives by mobilizing donors for blood plasma by those persons who have recovered after testing positive for the infection.

The recovered COVID-19 patients have been urged to voluntarily donate their plasma at Guwahati Medical Hospital Blood Bank Bhangagarh Guwahati.

The Lions Club Of Gauhati Greater will facilitate the transportation of such persons to and fro from donors' residence to the GMCH Blood Bank and help them to complete the formalities of plasma donation.

The club has also decided to pay Rs.5,000/- through account payee cheque to doner as a cost of his one month ration and immunity-boosting food. A Cheque of Rs.5000.00 shall be handed over to the doner on completion of formalities for THE plasma donation.

Certain criteria for donors have been specified which are as follows:

1. The plasma doner should be covid positive and has completed 28 days from his test report.

2. The doner should be healthy and should not be suffering from any major illness.

3. The blood test shall be done at GMCH to find the suitability of the Donor for Plasma Donation.

4. The donor's blood sample will also be tested for the antigen test.

5. After taking out plasma the blood is reinfused in the body by the blood bank so that the patient will not lose any important components of blood.

The blood plasma is taken from donors' blood only when he is otherwise found competent to donate after the tests done as per GMCH guidelines.

The intending donors may contact any of the following persons for any information or assistance in plasma donation:

PRAMOD HARLALKA 9435158299

NIRU KABRA 9864082225

RUPA GAGGAR 9864025016

BELA NAWKA 9864093140

KESAV 9678017022

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