4 people died after giving plasma in the last decade, 3 of them in Manitoba: Health Canada
Posted on: Mar 14, 2026 02:16 IST | Posted by: Cbc
In the endure decennium, little joe people feature died in Canada after gift plasma, and three of those deaths happened in Manitoba, Health Canada says.
All establishments that collect plasma must report to the federal regulator if a donor has experienced a serious reaction during donation or in the 72 hours following a donation.
One of the people who died was Rodiyat Alabede, 22. She died on Oct. 25 after she went to an appointment at the Grifols Plasma Donation Centre on Taylor Avenue to give plasma, her friends said.
Doctors told her friends her heart stopped at the centre and she couldn't be revived.
Little is known about the other person who died recently in Winnipeg, other than it happened this January after giving plasma at Grifols' other location, on Innovation Drive.
One of the four deaths occurred in Quebec.
Grifols, a Spain-based company that specializes in producing plasma medicines, has over a dozen plasma collection centres in Canada.
The company said an internal review was conducted and "based on the information available at this time, we have no reason to believe that there is a correlation between the donors' passing and plasma donation."
The assessment of the two recent deaths is ongoing and no link has been made between the plasma collection and the two deaths, a Health Canada spokesperson said Friday.
It said beginning March 9, a person needs at least 48 hours between consecutive donations.
A Health Canada spokesperson said their policy as of 2019 was someone could provide two donations in a seven-day period, with a minimum two-day interval between the donations.
During a recent inspection, they found instances where plasma had been collected twice in less than 48 hours.
"Recently, the department has clarified to Grifols that the two-day interval must be no less than 48 hours. Grifols has since posted this clarification on its website," a Health Canada spokesperson wrote in an email statement.
The location where the inspection occurred was not given.
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