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GlobeNewsWire
2 months ago
Health Coalition demands disclosures & end to Grifols' for-profit blood plasma contract following reports of deaths, harm, non-compliance
TORONTO, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario and Manitoba Health Coalitions held a press conference this morning to respond to a report from CBC about two patients who died in Winnipeg after having their blood plasma harvested at centres owned by for-profit pharmaceutical corporation Grifols. Another report followed, of a man who is suing , alleging kidney damage from equipment failure while having his plasma harvested at a Grifols centre. The Alberta Friends of Medicare revealed that Grifols has been found non-compliant with serious breaches at their Calgary centre. Inspection reports from Health Canada show that four Grifols centres have been found non-compliant in Calgary , Alberta; St. John , New Brunswick; and Regina and Saskatoon , Saskatchewan.