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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated two new plasma banks at VIMSAR in Burla and MKCG hospital in Berhampur.
After SCB Hospital in Cuttack, Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar and IGH in Rourkela, these two Plasma centres in Berhampur and Sambalpur promise to bolster Odisha’s fight against the COVID19.
While inaugurating the plasma banks, CM Naveen Patnaik said, “With total five centres covering all the regions of the state, plasma donation and transfusion will be much more accessible.”
Patnaik appreciated the efforts of the medical team who played a major role in operationalizing the centres.
Updating on the status of plasma treatment in the state, Patnaik said, “I am happy to note that out of the 60 patients that have been administered plasma in the state, 48 have shown good improvement.”
He further went on to appeal all eligible plasma donors to come forward and donate for the greater good of humanity.
Rabindra Sahu, the maiden plasma donor at VIMSAR, Burla said, “If my blood can save two COVID-19 patients then I will consider myself fortunate for being able to do the same.”
Similarly, the first donor in MKCG hospital, Berhampur, a doctor named Subhranshu Mohan Sahu, who recovered from the disease about a month back, said, “Because I am a doctor, I know how important donating plasma is. It is the best available treatment right now.”
(Edited By Bikram Keshari Jena)
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