Feasibility of collecting and processing of COVID-19 convalescent plasma for treatment of COVID-19 in Uganda.

Winters MuttambaJohn LusibaLoryndah Olive NamakulaPauline Byakika-KibwikaFrancis SsaliHenry DdunguLevicatus MugenyiNoah KiwanukaRogers SekibiraCissy KityoDorothy KeyuneSusan AcanaAmbrose MusinguziAyub MasasiJoseph ByamugishaDavid MpanjuWalter Jack MusokiHellen Aanyu TukamuhebwaFred NakwagalaBernard Sentalo BagayaAlex KayongoIvan KimuliRebecca NantandaWinceslaus KatagiraEsther BuregyeyaRosemary ByanyimaBaterana ByarugabaTrishul SiddharthanHenry MwebesaOlaro CharlesMoses Lutaakome JolobaWilliam BazeyoBruce Kirenga

Published in: PloS one (2021)

CCP collection and processing is possible in Uganda. However, concerns about stigma and lack of time, interest or transport need to be addressed in order to maximize donations.

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