… stem cell donors September 27, 2012 (Dartmouth) – A Resolution in support of the OneMatch Network has been … is currently supporting 12 Aboriginal patients in need of a stem cell transplant. Although OneMatch has over 330,000 … and make up only 0.9 percent of the Network. As a patient’s best chance of finding a match are with an optimal donor – …

… 5, 2012, (REGINA) —Canadian Blood Services has issued a voluntary recall of blood products that were collected in … is just the first of several layers of safety in Canada’s blood system. Every donation is also tested for infectious … to Canadians seriously. This public statement is a testament to that commitment. Canadian Blood Services has …

… Partnership Strikes a Cord cord blood cord bank national cord blood bank OneMatch … for stem cell patients November 5, 2012 (OTTAWA) – Canada’s first national public umbilical cord blood bank is one step closer to realization thanks to a new partnership between Canadian Blood Services and The …

… Give Someone like Lauren a Holiday Miracle blood donation Monday, December 03, 2012 … Blood Services is asking Canadians to give someone a holiday miracle – the gift of blood. Nearly 100,000 … she required transfusions of more than twice her body’s total blood volume. Today, Lauren is a healthy, active …

… Canadian Blood Services lends a helping hand to Hema Quebec as a partner in health care this holiday season Héma-Québec … help meet the needs of hospital patients in Quebec. That’s when Canadian Blood Services’ employees across the country …

… 22, 2011 (OTTAWA) - Canadian Blood Services has lost a dear friend and colleague. Sophie de Villers, … Management, passed away on Sunday, February 20 after a courageous battle with cancer. Sophie joined Canadian Blood … Scorecard Strategy Hall of Fame, putting it amongst a small number of organizations globally that achieved …

… Ministers of Health announce Canada’s first national, publicly-funded umbilical cord blood bank … ministries of health (except Québec) announced today a combined investment of $48 million over the next eight … years, including $12.5 million in fundraising, to create a national public umbilical cord blood bank that will provide …

… –Jakob disease) policy to include Saudi Arabia. A new question will be added to the Record of Donation donor … questionnaire asking each donor if he or she has spent a cumulative total of six months or more in Saudi Arabia … Canada on February 24, 2011) immediately upon learning of a new case of probable vCJD in a Canadian resident who lived …

… and Blood Signal Launched to Grow and Diversify Canada’s Blood Donors June 13, 2011 (OTTAWA) - It is estimated that … cent of the Canadian population identifies themselves as a visible minority. But less than 7 per cent of blood donors … identify themselves as visible minorities. This reflects a critical gap between the Canadian population and Canadian …

… partners and sponsors from across the country who provide a lifeline to hundreds of thousands of Canadians who need … address by Mark Black. Congratulations to this year’s honourees.   Lifetime Achievement Award Dr. Connie Eaves … many awards for these accomplishments including the Robert L. Noble Prize for Excellence in Cancer Research from the …