Next year, Héma-Québec must increase the number of plasma donations by 20% thanks to generous volunteers. It must be said that a plasma donation is just as necessary to society as a blood donation. Plasma is a component, one of the uses of which is to be transformed into drugs. These drugs are used among other things to treat immunodeficiencies, neurological diseases or severe burns. There are currently approximately 18,000 plasma donors in Quebec.
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