Plasma for sale: Informal market booming in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, July 11 -- Patients who have recovered from coronavirus are getting exorbitant offers for donation of their plasma ranging from Rs 60,000 to Rs 3 lakh for a single donation.
The Times of India has quoted Warangal lawyer Akhil Ennamsetty "You can get 400ml of plasma for up to Rs 3 lakh. With the official system being limited, donor-patient contact is moving off the grid." He has been trying to match patients and donors in the city. Ennamsetty himself is a Covid-19 survivor. He was the first person in Telangana to donate plasma.
Saying that desperate families are willing to pay any price, Akhil noted that this is a dangerous situation. He expressed fears that it robs the poor of an equal chance of finding eligible donors. In or...
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