Ontario is raising concerns about new clinics that would pay people to give blood plasma, saying Health Canada should delay any approvals until it has consulted the provinces and other groups.
The prospect of three paid-donor blood plasma clinics being set up in the province is a cause for concern, Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews said Monday in a letter to her federal counterpart.
It “would be irresponsible to allow a shift towards a paid-donor system without first determining how it could impact the supply of blood and blood products,” she wrote to federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq.
“I think we owe it to Ontarians and Canadians to have that discussion before any approvals are granted.”
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