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The French Blood Establishment (EFS) recorded a significant drop in blood collections with the holidays, the lifting of restrictions and the resumption of hospital activity …

In Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the EFS currently has around 9,350 pockets, whereas, in order to have comfortable reserves, it should have a stock of 12,000.


In order to re-mobilize citizens, mobile collections are organized throughout France. In Nouvelle-Aquitaine, it is possible to donate near your place of residence or resort, you just have to go to the site dondesang.efs.sante.fr “Where to donate” section, or on the Blood Donation app.

In the Landes, donors can go, without an appointment, to the Sanguinet village hall (town hall square) on July 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The village of Sous-les-pins organizes a collection in its multipurpose room the next day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (without appointment).

If you are rather close to the village of Aureilhan, you can donate your blood at the Loëlia room (40 chemin de la Marie) on Wednesday July 28 from 9:30 am to 1 pm. Please note, for this collection, it is mandatory to take go to the website, click here.


The Campéole campsite (Gilles Ito room) and the Lit-et-Mixe multipurpose room will also host a blood drive on July 29 and July 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (without appointment).

On the Atlantic coast, the weekly EFS collections will be established Monday at the Dous Maynades room (1712 avenue de la plage) in Ondres, Tuesday at the Seminar center (place de la Bastide) in Moliets-et-Maa, in the club room in Vieux Boucau-les-Bains on Wednesday as well as the S. Dosbaa sports room in Messanges on Thursday July 29. All these collections will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. without an appointment.


In Béarn, donors will be able to go, depending on their availability, to the Isarce d’Asson room on July 26 (from 3.30 p.m. to 7 p.m., go to the website, click here

Another place: the Reception room of Sévignacq Meyracq on July 27 (from 3.30 p.m. to 7 p.m., go to the website, click here.

Or at the rural home of Vines (route de Mazerolles) in Arzacq Arraziguet on July 29 from 7.15 am to 10.15 am, go to the website, click here


In Occitania also the EFS is mobilizing …

In the Gers, a blood drive is organized on Wednesday July 28 from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Mirande market hall (Place de la République) and on Thursday July 29 at the Caupenne-Armagnac village hall from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. By appointment only, click here


Finally, in Bigorre, a blood drive is scheduled at the Plateau Renouveau room, in Lannemezan on Tuesday July 27 from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. (by appointment) and July 28 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Of course, these collection points are not the only places that can accommodate donors. The Maisons du don Dax (1 rue Labadie, Hôpital Thermal), Mont-de-Marsan (691 avenue Cronstadt), Biarritz (10 rue Manuel Jaudel), Pau (145 avenue de Buros), de Auch (Allée Marie Clarac) ) and that of Tarbes (Boulevard de Lattre de Tassigny) welcome you on larger time slots, only by appointment.

It is also important to remember that people who have been vaccinated can continue to donate without delay. People with symptoms of covid must wait 14 days after symptoms disappear to donate blood.


The bloody detour quiz …

To thank donors, EFS Nouvelle-Aquitaine has specially created for them a fun and fun quiz to learn all about blood donation!

On the beach, in the countryside or in transport, they will be able to test their knowledge of the stages of the donation, the path of the pocket, the purposes of the donation, but also to discover anecdotes about blood donation, as well as testimonials. of donors and recipients. Richly illustrated, it will delight young and old alike!


Visit the EFS website for more information: www.dondesang.efs.sante.fr

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