Created on January 1, 2000 by the law of July 1, 1998, the Etablissement français du sang (EFS) is the sole civil operator of blood transfusion in France. Placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Health, its primary mission, which is a public service mission, is to ensure France’s self-sufficiency in blood products under optimal safety and quality conditions. Composed of a national headquarters and 15 regional establishments, the EFS is present throughout the territory (metropolitan France and overseas departments) with 132 fixed collection sites and 40,000 mobile collections organized each year.
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