The blood business is a profitable underworld-and well hidden. It is a means many of the poor in society have come to depend on, to make a sustainable living, but also the consequences. The documentary below reveals who really profits from this, and it's not the poor who donate to these industries.
Plasma, a component of blood that is highly sought-after, now costs more per liter than petrol. Used by pharmaceutical companies to create expensive medications, this precious liquid has become a lucrative commodity. This film investigates one of the largest corporations in this flourishing market, with profits soaring over €1 billion (US$1.13 billion). Their donation centers are mostly found in poor neighborhoods in the US, and they pay donors for their blood – a practice forbidden in Europe. For impoverished Americans, blood donations have become a source of income, presenting a real risk to their health, as they lie about their conditions and donate repeatedly to make ends meet. Other donors give blood in the hope of helping others, but the reality of where their donations actually go can be somewhat different. This is a short investigation into the global trade in blood and plasma donations.
We were denied blood until we got donors: the dark side of blood donation no one talks about:
https://yourstory.com/2017/06/replacement-blood-donation
The Red Cross CEO Has Been Seriously Misleading About Where Donor's
Dollars Are Going:
https://www.propublica.org/article/red-cross-ceo-has-been-misleading-about-donations
Medical companies are profiting from harvesting poor peoples’ blood
https://www.salon.com/2017/12/14/medical-companies-are-making-money-from-poor-peoples-blood_partner/
The Underside of the Blood Donation Industry
New Cannibalism? The Real Story Behind Blood Donations (Big Business Documentary) | Real Stories
https://youtu.be/16EL-ZexH5A
This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
Plasma, a component of blood that is highly sought-after, now costs more per liter than petrol. Used by pharmaceutical companies to create expensive medications, this precious liquid has become a lucrative commodity. This film investigates one of the largest corporations in this flourishing market, with profits soaring over €1 billion (US$1.13 billion). Their donation centers are mostly found in poor neighborhoods in the US, and they pay donors for their blood – a practice forbidden in Europe. For impoverished Americans, blood donations have become a source of income, presenting a real risk to their health, as they lie about their conditions and donate repeatedly to make ends meet. Other donors give blood in the hope of helping others, but the reality of where their donations actually go can be somewhat different. This is a short investigation into the global trade in blood and plasma donations.
We were denied blood until we got donors: the dark side of blood donation no one talks about:
https://yourstory.com/2017/06/replacement-blood-donation
The Red Cross CEO Has Been Seriously Misleading About Where Donor's
Dollars Are Going:
https://www.propublica.org/article/red-cross-ceo-has-been-misleading-about-donations
Medical companies are profiting from harvesting poor peoples’ blood
https://www.salon.com/2017/12/14/medical-companies-are-making-money-from-poor-peoples-blood_partner/
The Underside of the Blood Donation Industry
New Cannibalism? The Real Story Behind Blood Donations (Big Business Documentary) | Real Stories
https://youtu.be/16EL-ZexH5A
This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
