Brihanmumbai Municipal Commission set up a screening camp for plasma donation at Kamraj School and those recovered from the virus were asked to donate blood to treat infected people.
The samples will then be screened at KEM, Sion, or Nair hospitals.
Despite the rapid spread of COVID-19, Asia’s largest slum seems to lead in plasma donation.
After the rapid spread of Covid-19 and successful Chase-the-Virus strategy, Dharavi seems to be leading in plasma donation.
Though there was a rise in April-May, it was brought down after the Chase-the-Virus initiative involving 4 Ts – Tracing, Track, Testing and Treating was implemented.
On the first day of the camp, it is reported that at least 49 people showed up to donate blood.
According to BMC officials, the camp will continue for a few more days expecting to collect 350 samples.
Details of prospective donors were noted and blood samples were collected. People with co-morbidities were not registered for plasma donations.
When the BMC contacted the recovered people, Assistant Municipal Commissioner Kiran Dighavakar of G-North ward said that more than 70% of the cases fell in the age group of 21-60 years old.
He added that the chances of the young carrying co-morbidities is less and must step forward to donate blood.