Dhaka, July 10 -- Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic started taking lives of millions around the world, scientists have been trying to invent vaccine and medics have been relentlessly trying to save the patients with their best offerings. Convalescent plasma therapy has been a proven, effective therapy for COVID-19 patients; and in order to ease the process of finding plasma donors around the country, a bunch of young minds voluntary geared up and launched a new platform - titled as 'Initiative-V'.

Before heading up to the initiative, it is necessary to know why this plasma therapy is important for batling COVID-19. In this therapy - plasma, aka the liquid, white part of blood is collected from patients who have recovered from COVID-19, as...