Through this propagation of information, Rosyadi believes the public would be moved to help those infected with COVID-19.
Rosyadi noted that the number of convalescent plasma donors can be increased by creating inventions that would ease the process, especially to register donor candidates.
"For instance, a digital app should be created to open plasma donor registration, so that the authorities, both from PMI (Indonesia Red Cross) or the hospitals, can track plasma donor candidates," he elaborated.
Nevertheless, Rosyadi called to applaud the government’s efforts to establish the National Convalescent Plasma Donor Movement.
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"Even so, the dissemination of information must be intensified, so that the movement will grow bigger and to raise the public's awareness as well as understanding regarding the benefits of plasma donation," he stressed.
Vice President Ma'aruf Amin inaugurated the National Convalescent Plasma Donor Movement as a crucial medical intervention to help patients ailing from severe to critical symptoms of COVID-19.
The vice president is optimistic that the movement would help to contain the transmission of COVID-19 in Indonesia through stirring compassion among people to save the lives of patients.
Convalescent plasma is a form blood plasma drawn from former COVID-19 patients that contains the SARS-Cov-2 antibody and is then processed to be used for medication.
Convalescent plasma therapy is an additional therapy method that could cure COVID-19 patients suffering from severe symptoms. The therapy is also a form of passive immunization. Related news: Convalescent plasma donors become game changers in battling COVID-19
Translator: Wuryanti Puspitasari, Fadhli R
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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