Delhi Police through “Jeevan Rakshak” have donated plasma to nine persons who were in need for plasma therapy in the National Capital.

In view of surge in Covid cases in the city, the Delhi Police also appealed to the public to come forward in more numbers to register in ‘Jeevan Rakshak’ to donate plasma and save lives in this unprecedented time of human crisis.

“Jeevan Rakshak” initiative of Delhi Police was launched on 24 April to facilitate plasma donation by acting as an interface between the plasma seekers and donors for covid treatment.

“While 87 Donors have registered their willingness to donate plasma, the demand for plasma far exceeds, almost six times - 572. Of the willing donors, only nine were found eligible to donate as per government medical guidelines,” said Chinmoy Biswal, the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of Delhi Police.

“In the first donation to happen on 27 April, a 55-year-old resident of Saket with blood group O+ who is admitted in Max Hospital Saket and was in urgent need of plasma was given plasma by a samaritan from Andrews Ganj,” said Biswal.

“A woman Sub Inspector of Delhi Police also received plasma from a police donor through Jeevan Rakshak. On 28 April, seven more donated, taking the number of donations to nine. Among them, seven donors were from police while two were public donors. On the recipients, four were public persons while five police persons received plasma,” Biswal said.

“After matching and going through the clinical process of eligibility, the plasma donations took place in various hospitals such as ILBS Vasant Kunj, Action Balaji, Moolchand Hospital, Saroj Hospital and Max Saket hospital,” Biswal added.