Tag: Plasma Bank

Bhubaneswar: Days after Delhi set up its first plasma bank for treatment of Covid-19 patients, Odisha government has decided to follow suit. Health Minister Naba Das informed that a plasma bank will be set up in Odisha and the treatment will initially be available in four hospitals of the State. As per reports, the treatment […]

Bhubaneswar: With plasma therapy showing encouraging results in treatment of COVID-19 patients, Odisha government has decided to set up two more plasma banks in the State. The two new plasma banks will come up at Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College & Hospital (MKCG) in Berhampur and Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar, informed Pradipta Mohapatra, additional […]

Bhubaneswar: On a day when Odisha witnessed the biggest surge in COVID-19 cases, the State government also claimed success in Convalescent plasma therapy. Health and Family Welfare Department on Friday informed that a 48-year-old female COVID-19 patient of Cuttack who was the first patient from Odisha treated with plasma therapy has recovered. The patient reportedly […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after several ministers were assigned responsibilities by Odisha government to encourage COVID-19 recovered patients to donate plasma, opposition parties today accused Odisha government of politicising the fight against the virus. Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik said experienced people should be appointed for such initiative. “When COVID-19 situation has worsened in Odisha, State […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is now focusing on plasma therapy as a part of its ongoing strategy to reduce fatalities and improve COVID-19 recovery rate. Encouraged by the preliminary success, Odisha government on Tuesday inaugurated the second plasma bank of the State at Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. The plasma bank was inaugurated by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking Odisha’s fight against Coronavirus a step further, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated third Plasma Bank of the State at Ispat General Hospital (IGH) in Rourkela. Inaugurating the Plasma Bank, Patnaik said that IGH will play a crucial role in fighting the deadly virus that has acquired a pandemic proportion in the […]

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 […]