Indonesia launches plasma donation campaign
Vice president says the drive aims to curb a Covid death rate above the global average despite fewer cases
Indonesia has stepped up its battle against the coronavirus pandemic by launching a national plasma donation campaign.
The move comes nearly a year after Covid-19 was first detected and has since killed tens of thousands in Southeast Asia’s worst-hit country.
The National Movement for Convalescent Plasma Donation campaign aims to evoke empathy among Covid-19 survivors in the hope that they will donate plasma to help lessen the number of deaths among seriously ill Covid-19 patients, according to Vice President Ma’aruf Amin.