A Manitoba health advocacy group is calling for a provincial inquest into the deaths of two people after they made donations at paid plasma collection centres in Winnipeg. Rodiyat Alabede, 22, died on Oct. 25 after friends say she gave plasma at the Grifols Plasma Donation Centre on Taylor Avenue. Health Canada, which is still reviewing the deaths, says no link has been found between the deaths and plasma collection. On March 12, CBC asked Health Canada whether the corrective measures requested by Health Canada had been completed, but at the time of publication they had not responded. Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said they are still awaiting the findings of Health Canada's review and have a lot of unanswered questions.

Source: CBC News March 13, 2026 20:14 UTC