Tournefeuille. Blood requirements remain high

The association of volunteer blood donors in Tournefeuille is organizing a collection on May 19 and 20. “In Occitania, 1,000 donations a day are needed and 3.8 million people are old enough to donate blood, but only 4% do so. And you? Asks Nadège Juglair, president of the association. In February, We proposed to exceed 1,100 donors for the year 2023. Given the results of the first collection, we still have 900 donors to welcome! of a class of CM1-CM2 from the Ecole Georges Lapierre.”

In May, during the bridges, the friendly offers a blood drive on Friday May 19 and Saturday May 20, with modified hours. Each morning, donors will be welcomed earlier: Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. From now on, it is possible to make an appointment on the website “mon-rdv-dondesang.efs.sante.fr” or by calling 0800 972 100. If you left for the weekend, know that there is other possibilities: The blood donation can be done on another mobile collection or on one of the fixed sites of the EFS, with or without an appointment. Plasma donation can take place at one of the fixed EFS sites, with an appointment.