GA HB620

Designates February 17 of each year as "Blood Plasma Donation Awareness Day" in Georgia, effective July 1, 2026

Recognizes that over 493 million plasma donations were facilitated at FDA-licensed centers from 2007 to 2021, with approximately 33 million liters fractionated annually for life-saving therapies

Highlights that approximately 100,000 people in the U.S. and over 11,000 in Georgia live with sickle cell disease, which disproportionately affects individuals of African descent (90% of cases)

Honors Dr. Charles Richard Drew, an African American physician who revolutionized blood plasma donation and storage processes in modern medicine

Notes that individuals of African descent comprise over 86% of blood plasma donations nationwide, yet no plasma collection centers in Georgia are owned by individuals from this demographic