The Dubai Health Authority has stated that it has established three clinics to attract plasma donors from the Corona Healer, confirming that one recoverer provides three treatment doses that save lives between 2 to 3 patients, and the Executive Director of the Dubai Health Care Corporation at the authority, Dr. Yunus Kazim, said that the treatment protocol Clinical plasma accelerated and increased recovery rates between 85% and 90%.
He explained to «Emirates Today» that the authority recently established three clinics to attract plasma donors from recovering from Corona, in order to provide the largest number of therapeutic doses for patients.
He explained that the plasma is taken from the recovering person, who has been recovering for 14 days, and after conducting two tests for Corona, the result will be "negative", and after another examination after the 14-day period has passed, it is excluded from donors with chronic diseases, and who have suffered severe complications during their injury. With the virus
For its part, the head of the Dubai Blood Donation Center, Dr. Mai Raouf, confirmed that 600 ml of plasma is taken from one donor, who in his blood has become antivirals, divided into three therapeutic doses, by 200 ml for each dose, and is used to treat medium-difficult cases The critical, being the most in need of them.
She pointed out that plasma therapy is carried out according to two therapeutic protocols that have been approved by the scientific committee in the body. The first is through which the patient is given one dose, and the second is used during which two doses. The protocol varies according to the condition of each patient.
She expected that the number of plasma donors will increase after the establishment of the three clinics, a few days ago, so that therapeutic doses will be provided to save the lives of patients with moderate and critical health conditions, noting that the donations are made voluntarily and initiated by the recovering citizens and residents.
The health authorities in the country announced last month about the use of plasma therapy in addition to a number of other treatments, as its effectiveness was measured through studies and research.
Experimental stage
The Executive Director of the Dubai Health Care Foundation, Dr. Younis Kazim, said that the authority is about to introduce stem cell therapy within the treatment protocols used, in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Center, after obtaining the necessary approvals, and passing the experimental stage for this innovative type of treatment, and providing legal regulations , And the necessary precautions.
Video .. "Dubai Health" establishes three clinics, to attract the donors of "Plasma" from the recoverers of "Covid-19" # Emirates_Today pic.twitter.com/VdhrMklOmx
- Emirates Today (@emaratalyoum) May 11, 2020