A blood drive is scheduled for Monday at the Château de Bonrepos-Riquet as part of World Blood Donor Day. The French Blood Establishment (EFS) continues to sound the alarm, as the lack of donations runs the risk of a shortage. While it is estimated that 10,000 blood bags are needed daily at the national level, including 1,000 for Occitania alone, giving blood is a generous action that only 4% of the population performs each year. Moreover, no synthetic drug is currently capable of replacing human blood. “Emergency relief, surgeries, blood diseases, cancers… Everyone can need it. A single donation saves three lives!”, insists the EFS. Collections are supervised by EFS doctors, who receive the volunteers individually before the collection. At the end of the session, a gourmet snack is served to each person sampled. A snack which, on the facilities of the historic castle of Pierre-Paul Riquet, will be prepared by local artisans. Donating blood requires being between 18 and 70 years old, in good health and weighing more than 50 kg.
Blood collection at the Château de Bonrepos-Riquet, Monday from 2 to 7 p.m.