Articles for Plasma Donors

As Australia's reliance on imported blood plasma grows, the ethics of paid donation are back in focus
6 months ago

As Australia's reliance on imported blood plasma grows, the ethics of paid donation are back in focus

ABC  

It's a rare commodity in high demand around the world, and one that can't be imitated or duplicated. Despite making up just 4.2 per cent of the world's population, the United States accounts for around 70 per cent of all the source plasma in the world blood market, according to most analysts. "We found that plasma donors were more likely …

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Connecting people one plasma donor at a time
3 years, 8 months ago

Connecting people one plasma donor at a time

Hindustan Times  

While you may recognize him as the digital content creator who leaves you in splits with his viral memes and reels, 29 year old RJ Abhinav has also been driving home smiles by being a plasma enabler, connecting eligible plasma donors with recipients through the power of his social media. I am also a part of a group that includes …

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Noida falls short on plasma, rarely any donors
3 years, 8 months ago

Noida falls short on plasma, rarely any donors

Hindustan Times  

Plasma banks in the city are running dry as very few donors have come forward, even as demand for the treatment is increasing. Dr Satyam Arora, associate professor at SSPHPGTI has been actively circulating messages and videos on social media to help encourage people to come forward to donate plasma. Gautam Budh Nagar police commissionerate launched a plasma bank on …

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Driven to save lives : Sunil Masta
3 years, 8 months ago

Driven to save lives : Sunil Masta

Hindustan Times  

“Jeevan daan sabse bada daan hota hai. Project Plasma is a Fever Network initiative to celebrate the super power of Covid recovered plasma donors like Masta, who are stepping forward amid the second wave of Covid, to donate their plasma to save lives of other infected patients. Project Plasma is a Fever Network initiative in collaboration with HT City to …

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Fact Check: Old list of blood donors circulated as plasma donors for Covid patients
3 years, 8 months ago

Fact Check: Old list of blood donors circulated as plasma donors for Covid patients

India Today  

As India is battling a renewed surge in Covid-19 cases, several states are witnessing a shortage of plasma from recovered patients. In 2016, a Facebook page named BLOOD DONORS shared the same list as from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Even in 2020, after the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in India, the same list had gone viral, claiming to be of …

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Kalyan civic body initiates plasma donation drive; to make list of donors available online for Covid-19 patients
4 years, 4 months ago

Kalyan civic body initiates plasma donation drive; to make list of donors available online for Covid-19 patients

Hindustan Times  

In an initiative to help Covid patients get treated through plasma of a recovered patient, the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation along with the Indian Medical Association has initiated an online plasma collection drive on Monday. The list will help them find a donor easily and get the treatment on time,” said Prashant Patil, secretary of IMA, Kalyan chapter. Once a …

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Ghaziabad duo design app to match plasma donors for covid patients
4 years, 6 months ago

Ghaziabad duo design app to match plasma donors for covid patients

Live Mint  

Amid increasing cases of COVID-19 across the country, two brothers from Ghaziabad have designed an application named COPAL19 to match plasma donors with patients. "My brother, Tushar gave me this idea to create live tracking software on plasma donors, which is in huge scarcity now. "The biggest challenge for us was to get a plasma donor who has passed atleast …

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