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Blood & Plasma Donations
Blood & Plasma Donations
Studies have found that "Regular Blood Donations Have a Strange Hidden Benefit We Never Knew About".
"The researchers tested 285 firefighters working at the Fire Rescue Victoria service in Australia, who donated both blood and plasma over the course of 12 months. Firefighters are routinely exposed to PFAS via firefighting foam, and typically have higher levels in their blood than the general population. "The results from the study show both regular blood or plasma donations resulted in a significant reduction in blood PFAS levels, compared to the control group," says haematologist Robin Gasiorowski, from Macquarie University in Australia. "While both interventions are effective at reducing PFAS levels, plasma donations were more effective and corresponded to a 30 percent decrease." It's the first time that a way of reducing PFAS in the blood has been found – and it's all down to an act of charity that benefits society, rather than any kind of drug treatments or complicated procedures that need to be carried out in hospitals.For the duration of the study, 95 firefighters gave blood every 12 weeks, 95 firefighters gave plasma every 6 weeks, and 95 firefighters didn't make any blood or plasma donations. Levels of PFAS in the latter group remained unchanged.It would appear that because PFAS bind to serum proteins in the blood, reducing the amount of that blood component can, over time, reduce the levels of PFAS. However, it's early days for the research, and a lot more analysis on bigger groups of people is needed."
Where to Donate Blood
Where to Donate Blood
International
International
Be The 1: Donate Blood & Plasma Now Scroll down list to find blood bank listings in Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madeira, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippine, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sprain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, Ukraine, UK, US, Vietnam, "Worldwide Plasma Donation Centers", Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Africa
Africa
Doctors with Africa CUAMM provides various medical services, possibly including blood donations but I couldn't find specific locations for donating (Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Angola)
Egypt
Egypt
Egyptian Red Crescent Scroll down for list of location names and phone numbers.
Ghana
Ghana
National Blood Service Ghana Scroll down on the page in this link to see locations and open hours/days.
Kenya
Kenya
Nigeria
Nigeria
South Africa
South Africa
Tanzania
Tanzania
Zambia
Zambia
CFB Medical Centre: Blood Bank (Lusaka, Zambia)
Asia
Asia
India
India
Indonesia
Indonesia
Palang Merah Indonesia (dalam bahasa Indonesia)
Iran
Iran
Japan
Japan
Japanese Red Cross Society (in Japanese/日本語で)
Pakistan
Pakistan
Singapore
Singapore
North America
North America
Canada
Canada
Mexico
Mexico
USA
USA
American Red Cross: Drive Finder Type in your postcode to find drives near you.
Interstate Bloodbank, Inc. Eastern US states only.
Valiant Blood Donations: Map (many US states)
Donating Plasma
Donating Plasma
International
International
Find A Donation Center Map and Finder for the USA and Europe
Giving Plasma: Are You Ready to Help? Map includes locations in Canada, the USA, and some European countries.
Europe
Europe
Find A Donation Center Map and Finder for the USA and Europe
Austria
Austria
Find A Donation Center Map and Finder for the USA and Europe
Czechia
Czechia
Find A Donation Center Map and Finder for the USA and Europe
Germany
Germany
Find A Donation Center Map and Finder for the USA and Europe
Hungary
Hungary
Find A Donation Center Map and Finder for the USA and Europe
Oceana
Oceana
New Zealand
New Zealand
North America
North America
Canada
Canada
Find A Donation Center Map and Finder for the USA and Europe
USA
USA
ABO Plasma Donation Locations (Some US states)
CLS Plasma Scroll down for donation center finder, next page includes a map and list of local centers.
Find A Donation Center Map and Finder for the USA and Europe
Octapharma Plasma Use map or zip (most US states)
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