Government of India

CUP-19: COVID Urban Practices : Innovation / Initiative

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Plasma transfusion to a COVID-19 patient


State/UT Name : Gujarat

Place : Ahmedabad

Type of Initiative : Health - Medicine , Emergency services etc.

Date of Initiative : 21-04-2020

What Initiative Were Taken? : Plasma transfusion to a COVID-19 patient

Details : The SVP hospital, Ahmedabad provided the first plasma transfusion to a COVID-19 patient.The institute is the first to get permission from ICMR. Team from departments of Medicine and Pathology worked on the same.

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