A 22‑year‑old Nigerian international student has died in Canada after donating plasma at a paid collection centre, and federal health authorities are now investigating the case.
Rodiyat Alabede died on October 25, 2025, after attending an appointment at the Grifols Plasma Donation Centre on Taylor Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Health Canada confirmed. The federal department said it had received reports of two fatal adverse reactions involving plasma donors, with the second death reported on January 30, 2026, at another Grifols clinic in Winnipeg.
