Other collections will then be organized in Mimizan, Billère, Lons, Saint-Palais, Pontacq, Tarbes, Montfort-en-Chalosse, Nogaro, etc. Not to mention the opening of the Maison du Don in Auch, Biarritz, Dax, Mont-de-Marsan, Pau and Tarbes.
At the end of last year, the French blood institute once again reported a lack of blood bags it could count on in its drawers. To try to reverse the curve and be able to meet the growing demand for blood, collections will be organized in Tartas from 3 January, and in the following days in other municipalities in the Landes, Béarnaise and the Basque Country.
In France, the EFS records almost 20,000 blood bags missing every day. We are talking about around 1,500 pockets in the Landes and Béarn, and almost 3,000 in the Basque Country. In the Gers, the EFS counts ten days in advance, against 15 for normal times.
Running out of reserves and potential donors who do not participate or participate too little in the collections. “More than ever, donating blood saves lives! “remember the EFS.
