Mangaluru: Justice K S Hegde Charitable hospital became the first hospital in coastal areas to receive permission to set up convalescent plasma therapy for Covid-19 patients.

The DCGI (Drugs Controller General of India) after being satisfied with facilities like the well-equipped blood bank with component and single donor platelet facility issued a licence for plasmapheresis.

The blood bank has ’Apheresis’ equipment, testing facilities and trained personnel to carry out the plasmapheresis procedure. With this, the hospital has all facilities to treat Covid-19 patients including convalescent Covid-19 plasma therapy.