Donneurs de sens – Season 1, episode 1

Héma-Québec, from past to present

In this first episode of Héma-Québec’s Donneurs de sens podcast, host Chu Anh Pham speaks with Dr. Francine Décary, Héma-Québec’s founder and first CEO, and Nathalie Fagnan, Héma-Québec’s current President and CEO, to discuss the organization’s history and current challenges on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.

“When Héma-Québec was created in the summer of 1998, a survey showed that only 38% of people in Québec trusted Héma-Québec. It was a really big hill to climb. […] It took a long time but, in 2010, just before I left, our trust rate had climbed up to 90%.” – Dr. Francine Décary, founder and first CEO of Héma-Québec [Translation]

Learn about Héma-Québec’s history and growth over the years. Founded in the tumultuous wake of the tainted blood scandal, Héma-Québec built up its name and strong reputation one success at a time.

Héma-Québec has since built a strong track record as a careful, reliable collector, tester, processor and distributor of blood products, and it has expanded its expertise to include plasma, mother’s milk, stem cells, human tissue and cutting-edge research. Learn more about Héma-Québec’s challenges and successes over the years in this special 25th-anniversary episode!