LE MAGAZINE
Mars 2024
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PUBLIC MOTHERS' MILK BANK
The Public Mothers’ Milk Bank celebrates 10 years and going strong This spring, Héma-Québec’s Public Mothers’ Milk Bank is turning 10 as it continues to grow and build upon its solid foundation....
SUMMARY
PUBLIC MOTHERS' MILK BANK
The Public Mothers’ Milk Bank celebrates 10 years and going strong This spring, Héma-Québec’s Public Mothers’ Milk Bank is turning 10 as it continues to grow and build upon its solid foundation....
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
MORE AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND!
As many of you know, Héma-Québec celebrated its 25th anniversary on September 28th, 2023. It was the perfect opportunity for our big Héma-Québec family to pause, look back on how we got here and...
REPORT
THE PUBLIC MOTHERS' MILK BANK CELEBRATES 10 YEARS AND GOING STRONG
This spring, Héma-Québec’s Public Mothers’ Milk Bank (PMMB) is turning 10 as it continues to grow and build upon its solid foundation. In its first decade, the PMMB faced a number of challenges,...
TESTIMONIAL
FROM GRATITUDE TO GIVING BACK: EXPERIENCING MOTHER’S MILK DONATION FROM BOTH SIDES
Since its founding in spring 2014, Héma-Québec’s Public Mothers’ Milk Bank has provided thousands of babies over the years—approximately 1,000 annually!—and just as many parents with a bottle of...
Become a mother's milk donor
Do you have the required profile? • Have a baby that is less than eight months of age • Be in good health • Be a non-smoker • Be nursing and have an overproduction of milk • Live in a municipality...
INTERVIEW
10 YEARS OF TINY MIRACLES WITH THE PUBLIC MOTHERS' MILK BANK
In 2014, the Héma-Québec team was mandated to set up the Public Mothers’ Milk Bank, a brand-new service in Québec. Once it was up and running, faulty pasteurizers, higher than anticipated rejection...
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
STREAMLINING OUR PROCESSES FOR THE GREATER GOOD
Our teams at the Public Mothers’ Milk Bank are always on the lookout for ways to improve their processe. During a labour shortage, resources are limited, so is it even possible to keep striving for...
HĒMA-QUĒBEC
SERVING THE PEOPLE OF QUĒBEC FOR 25 YEARS—THAT CALLS FOR A PARTY!
Since its founding on September 28th, 1998, Héma-Québec has undergone many a transformation, but its heart—the mission and values that drive Héma-Québec and all its employees in everything they do—is...
BLOOD
JUST LIKE THAT, THOUSANDS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE TO GIVE BLOOD IN QUĒBEC
Great news for those excluded from donating blood products due to geographical risk factors related to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease! On December 4, 2023, thousands of people became eligible to...
BLOOD DONATION GETS THE VR TREATMENT
We all know the saying: virtue is its own reward. Why is it, then, that less than 3% of eligible blood donors in Québec actually donate? One of the many possible reasons might be that plenty of people...
PLASMA DONATION
PLASMATTAQUE'S 3RD EDITION BREAKS ALL-TIME RECORD
This year, students across Québec have once again proven their outstanding commitment to supporting plasma donation. The 3rd edition of Plasmattaque, which took place on November 6–18, changed up its...
WHEN HELPING OTHERS IS IN YOUR VEINS
For the Bouchards, helping others and contributing to the greater good runs in the family. Sarah-Maude and her father Alain are both seasoned plasma donors who never miss an opportunity to do their...
STEM CELLS
A LIFE-ALTERING STEM CELL DONATION
The Sanons are intimately familiar with sickle-cell anemia, an inherited blood disorder particularly prevalent in the Black community, where one in ten people is genetically predisposed to...
HUMAN TISSUES
GIVING THE GIFT OF LIFE AFTER DEATH
No one likes to think about donating their skin, corneas and bones when they die. But choosing to donate—by signing the back of your health insurance card and registering your decision with the RAMQ’s...
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