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(OTTAWA) – Canadian Blood Services, on behalf of Canada’s organ and tissue donation and transplantation community, is excited to announce that the Highly Sensitized Patient (HSP) program has facilitated 1,000 kidney transplants.
(OTTAWA) – Get ready to compete, connect and celebrate with the Canadian transplant community at the 2024 Canadian Transplant Games. Ottawa prepares to welcome transplant athletes from across the country August 3-9, 2024! Prepare to be awestruck, moved to tears, and overjoyed with delight as you
An agreement has been reached between Canadian Blood Services and Christopher Karas, to settle a complaint before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal made by Mr. Karas, about the former donation policy that prevented all sexually active men who have sex with men, and some trans people from donating
When a soldier is seriously wounded in battle, they typically need to be treated early with blood and plasma to improve their likelihood of survival, but because of the way our blood components are currently formulated they cannot always be delivered quickly in the field.
Originally posted June 2024, updated November 2024 Canadian Blood Services acknowledges the symbolic gesture of “No Paid Plasma Zone” resolutions. This gesture aligns with Ontario’s Voluntary Blood Donations Act, which supports the national blood system in Canada and exempts Canadian Blood Services
JUNE 6, 2024 (OTTAWA) – As National Blood Donor Week (June 9-15) approaches, Canadian Blood Services is honouring donors with heartfelt thanks from the patients whose lives have been forever changed by their acts of kindness.
Every director who sits on Canadian Blood Services board of directors is appointed by the provincial and territorial ministers of health (except Quebec). Directors are typically appointed for four-year terms and generally serve a maximum of up to two terms. As such, new members are regularly
MAY 10, 2024 (OTTAWA) – Canadian Blood Services has issued an apology to 2SLGBTQIA+ communities across Canada, acknowledging the harms experienced by gay, bisexual, and queer men, trans people, and other members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community because of a former donor eligibility policy.
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