Convalescent plasma therapy available in Dhaka to combat COVID-19

Evercare Hospital Dhaka has conducted the first ever convalescent plasma (CP) therapy in Bangladesh recently, says a press release. Successfully conducted in many developed countries recently, this therapy is a promising research treatment to combat the global pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

"COVID-19 infected patients in serious condition require Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and ventilator support. In addition to their regular treatment, research is being conducted worldwide to combat COVID-19, where one of the most promising treatments is convalescent plasma therapy", said Dr Abu Jafar Mohammed Saleh, Coordinator and Senior Consultant of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant at Evercare Hospital Dhaka.