Bangladesh Starts Plasma Therapy for Corona Patient

Implementation of Plasma Therapy for the treatment of COVID-19 patients has been approved.

Ethical Committee of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) gave this approval on Thursday.

The hospital will begin the clinical trial on Saturday using the test kits that are currently available to them, according to MA Khan, head of DMCH's haematology department.

Initially, only COVID-19 patients at DMCH will undergo an experimental treatment. It will later be expanded to patients in other hospitals in Dhaka.

DMCH will be the center of the therapy but Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital is also interested in conducting the procedure.

Source: Media Reports