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Could you be the match Misha and Zoey need?
Meet Misha and Zoey, sweet and lively identical twins from Brampton, ON. Their days look a little different than others — filled with extra precautions, medication routines and screening visitors to their home. Diagnosed at only 7 months old, they’re unable to participate in normal childhood activities, like playing in the park.
Their best hope for a perfect match is finding a donor who shares their ethnic background, but people of South Asian descent currently make up only seven per cent of those listed on Canadian Blood Services’ Stem Cell Registry. And because they’re identical, one donor could save both of their lives.
If you’re 17 to 35, you could be the match Misha and Zoey are hoping for. Join the stem cell registry in less than 2 minutes.
Experience what you get when you give.
Donating blood or plasma is a meaningful act that not only makes a life-changing difference for patients in Canada but also brings you a deep sense of fulfillment and personal reward. Help us inspire more people across Canada by sharing what you get out of giving.
We’ve updated donor eligibility criteria
Dec. 4 change to eligibility criteria related to the ‘mad cow’ disease outbreak.
If you’ve lived or spent time in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or France between 1980s and 1990s, you may now be eligible to donate in Canada.
Announcing a plan to secure Canada’s plasma supply
Did you know that some lifesaving medications are made from donated plasma? Of these medications, the most widely used are called immunoglobulins. Currently, there is a global shortage of immunoglobulins. Canadian Blood Services is taking action to further secure our country’s supply of these medications, in the shortest time possible. Working with experts, patients, and other stakeholders, we have established a plan to increase plasma collection and enable Canada’s first end-to-end supply chain for immunoglobulins. This means we are working to ensure patients in Canada continue to have access to the lifesaving medications they depend on.
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