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New Canadian Blood Services iron guidelines mean more donors needed

Monday, October 24, 2016
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100,000 new donors needed across the country this year alone (OTTAWA) – Canadian Blood Services is changing its guidelines for iron levels to further promote health and wellness among blood donors. Female donors will need to wait longer between blood donations and male donors will need to pass a
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Plasma collection in Canada: Stakeholder input a key part of an evidence-based approach

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
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Statement
(OTTAWA) - As the national authority for and steward of the blood system in Canada, Canadian Blood Services continues to monitor and analyze the security of the supply of plasma needed to produce plasma protein products. The patients who benefit from these lifesaving products continue to be at the
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Access to organ transplants on the rise in Canada

Friday, September 09, 2016
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Progress report shows a decade of national collaboration is working to save more lives (OTTAWA) – Canadian Blood Services alongside partners in the Canadian Organ Donation and Transplant Network have released a report detailing a decade’s worth of data on national organ donation and transplantation
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National September campaign seeks 1,000 online male stem cell registrants

Thursday, September 08, 2016
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Canucks’ Erik Gudbranson scores with #MenGiveLife (OTTAWA) – Canadian Blood Services and local partners across the country including the Vancouver Canucks have teamed up to run a new #MenGiveLife stem cell recruitment campaign. It runs from September 8 to18, coinciding with World Marrow Donor Day on
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Canadian Blood Services’ Cord Blood Bank delivers first unit to a Canadian hospital

Wednesday, September 07, 2016
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Delivery of cord blood stem cells an important milestone (OTTAWA) – Canadian Blood Services’ Cord Blood Bank has delivered a cord blood unit for the transplant of stem cells to the first Canadian patient. “We’re so excited to be giving a Canadian patient the gift of life,” says Dr. Heidi Elmoazzen
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All blood donations in the U.S. to be tested for Zika; Canadian Blood Services monitoring situation

Friday, August 26, 2016
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Statement
(OTTAWA) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today its recommendation that all donated blood in the United States and its territories be tested for the Zika virus. Previously, the FDA had recommended that blood be tested for Zika in areas where there is active spread of the virus
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Agreement reached with union representing blood clinic employees in Prince Edward Island

Tuesday, August 23, 2016
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(CHARLOTTETOWN) – Canadian Blood Services has reached an agreement with the Nova Scotia Union of Public and Private Employees (NSUPE), involving its support employees in Prince Edward Island. These members of NSUPE Local 19 voted on Aug. 22 to ratify a new collective agreement. The Nova Scotia Union
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Canadians urged to signal their commitment to donate blood at MissingType.ca

Friday, August 19, 2016
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Ambitious goal of 20,000 sign-ups underscores the need for new donors (OTTAWA) – Canadian Blood Services is calling on eligible Canadians to signal their intent to donate blood this year at missingtype.ca. Earlier this week Canadian Blood Services was one of 25 blood service organizations across 21
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Canadian Blood Services joins global campaign for blood donors

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
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(OTTAWA) – Canadian Blood Services is uniting with blood donor organizations across 21 countries to highlight an almost 30 per cent international drop in people becoming blood donors compared to a decade ago. 1 The campaign – first held in England and North Wales by NHS Blood and Transplant in 2015
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