Canadian Blood Services says new plasma donation centres are heading to three provinces and Ontario is on the list. Specifically, in Greater Sudbury. Plasma is a clear component of blood processed to manufacture therapies such as immune globulin (or immunoglobulin, IG), which has doubled internationally in the past decade.
It’s estimated 10,000 Canadians receive IG and other plasma treatments every year. About 2,500 have a genetic life-threatening illness where IG is the only option. The organization’s three dedicated collection sites will be in Sudbury, Ont., Lethbridge, Alta., and Kelowna, B.C. Sudbury is scheduled to open first with collections underway by spring 2020, followed by Lethbridge in the fall and Kelowna in spring 2021. If the concept succeeds, more centres could open.
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