No Data On Number Of Plasma Banks In Country: Government
Plasma remedy has been integrated within the Scientific Control Protocol for Covid, the minister mentioned.
New Delhi:
Convalescent plasma remedy has no longer been beneficial via the Ministry of Well being as a mainstay of COVID-19 remedy and there’s no proposal into account to arrange plasma banks, Rajya Sabha was once knowledgeable.
In a written answer, Minister of State for Well being Ashwini Choubey mentioned states have taken initiative to determine such banks to offer plasma remedy to COVID-19 sufferers however no central database of such banks is maintained.
He was once responding to a query at the general collection of plasma banks operating at the moment to offer plasma remedy to the Corona/COVID-19 sufferers within the nation state-wise and if the federal government proposes to arrange extra plasma banks to deal with illness within the nation.
Convalescent Plasma remedy has been integrated within the Scientific Control Protocol for COVID-19 as an investigational remedy to be used in an outlined subgroup of sufferers best, Mr Choubey underlined.
Use of this remedy could also be regarded as in sufferers with average illness who don’t seem to be making improvements to via use of alternative mainstay remedies like oxygen supplementation, steroids, and so on underneath strict clinical supervision.
“Convalescent plasma remedy has no longer been beneficial via the Ministry of Well being as a mainstay of remedy and there’s no proposal into account of Ministry of Well being to arrange plasma banks for offering COVID-19 remedy.
“States, alternatively, in order to be sure availability of plasma, in case wanted, have taken initiative to determine such banks in sure banks. No central database of such banks is maintained,” he clarified.
