New Brunswick is open for business when it comes to paid plasma donations according to provincial Health Minister Victor Boudreau.
Canadian Plasma Resources has set up in Moncton on Elmwood Drive and will be paying donors for plasma donations to the tune of $25 to $100.
Boudreau says the province saw no need to put up roadblocks despite a ban on the practice in Quebec and Ontario.
“Over 70 percent of the plasma used in Canada comes from sources on the private market and the vast majority comes from paid donors in the U.S.,” he notes.
Given that, Boudreau doesn’t see any reason why we can’t use plasma from paid donors here in Canada, more specifically from New Brunswick.
He adds that giving blood and giving plasma are different and there is no indication that Canadian Blood Services will see fewer volunteers donating blood.
Anti-poverty groups are speaking out against paid plasma donations for fear that those most vulnerable will use it to supplement their income.
