World’s largest plasma therapy trial in Maha: CM

nMUMBAI The Maharashtra government on Monday permitted the use of convalescent plasma therapy in all dedicated Covid hospitals in the state as treatment for Covid-19 in an emergency situation. The state also launched Project Platina, in which 500 critically-ill patients of Covid-19, at 21 medical colleges across Maharashtra, will be given convalescent plasma therapy.

On Monday, CM Uddhav Thackeray also launched Project Platina. With 500 critically-ill Covid-19 patients, the state claimed Project Platina is the world’s largest trial-cum-treatment project related to plasma therapy for Covid-19.

The government resolution issued by the medical education department on Monday said plasma therapy may now be considered for patients whose oxygen requirement is progressively increasing despite use of steroids.

“With approval from the Union health ministry, Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), the state has decided to use convalescent plasma therapy as treatment in mild and moderate cases as a treatment. With this, plasma therapy can be used as a treatment in emergency at all dedicated Covid hospitals, government, private and charitable hospitals, but they have to follow protocol of emergency authorisation,” said Dr Sanjay Mukherjee, secretary, state medical education department.

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