About 1,500 blood and plasma donations did not happen as a result
Campaign launched in June to address its smallest donor base in a decade
113 people donated blood at Maple Ridge Alliance Church on Friday, Dec. 9
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The Friday afternoon blood drive is an ongoing event done by Canadian Blood Service
The federal service has previously cautioned that letting companies trade cash for plasma
Supplies dwindle as low as 4 days worth as collections have been steadily decreasing since July 1
Canadian Blood Services: number of people across Canada who donate regularly has decreased by 31,000
The ban, introduced 45 years ago, is set to be replaced by a one-year “deferral” after paid sex work
An end to the ban on gay men donating blood has been…
COVID-19 pandemic has seen steady decline in people rolling up sleeves and donating blood
Family of Arend Bothma to meet with transplant team in coming weeks
Transplant only cure for nine-month-old’s chronic Granulomatous disease
Canada Blood Services highlights need for O-negative blood donors
Why We Swab: Correspondence shared in awareness campaign to recruit more donors
Organization says evidence shows that the change would pose no safety risk to the blood supply
Organization plans to submit its recommendation to Health Canada within the next two weeks