The return of blood donations to the town hall, smaller than the Dumas hall, invited Sylvie Malfait-Benni, president of the Amicale des donors de sang de Bar-le-Duc and the surrounding area. , to approve the introduction of appointment scheduling for the next collection on March 23. “We don’t have the possibility of making people wait inside when it’s raining or it’s cold,” she explains. “The goal is to make the passage smoother and avoid queues”.
–
“A test collection”
Appointments are made with the French Blood Establishment (EFS) on mon-rdv-dondesang.efs.sante.fr , it is also possible via a QR code affixed to the posters or by telephone. “Where it has been put in place, it works rather well,” inquired Sylvie Malfait-Benni who specifies that it is of course always possible to appear on Tuesday March 23 without having made an appointment. “It’s a test on a collection that brings in around 200 people. I proposed that Bar-le-Duc be a pilot, we will see how to use it ”.
During the snack that will be served at the table, a distance of 2 meters without a mask must be respected and not face-to-face. Also note that due to the curfew, you should have a certificate for returning home after 6 p.m.
–
8.5% of Meusiens of giving age
In the Grand Est, blood needs “are 1,500 bags per day, Saturdays and Sundays included. The illness does not take weekends… ”, recalls Sylvie Malfait-Benni. Rural territory, the Meuse always shows exemplary solidarity. In the department, 123,120 people, between 18 and 65, are old enough to donate blood. According to 2019 figures, 10,474 Meusiens came to the collections, “or 8.50% of the population of age to donate in the department”.
These 10,474 people “represent 4.5% of the population of age to donate in the region covered by the French Blood Establishment of Nancy”, that is to say the Ardennes, Aube, Marne, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle and Vosges, which is 2,438,258.
This figure of 10,474 “presented” corresponds to “10,474 donations, with some people giving several times a year. They are counted each time, ”explains Sylvie Malfait-Benni.
Blood donation on Tuesday, March 23 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the village hall of Bar-le-Duc town hall. Registration on the EFS website.
–
