Solidarity December: Where can you donate blood during the operation in support of pediatric cancers ?

Un don qui compte double en décembre avec un soutien à la recherche sur les cancers pédiatriques. Midi Libre – Archives D.C.

Pour chaque don effectué en région Occitanie entre le 16 au 29 décembre, l’Établissement français du sang reversera 1 euro à l’association Enfants Cancers Santé.

As part of the end-of-year celebrations, a national campaign by the French Blood Establishment encourages donors to get involved. The French Blood Establishment Occitanie and the association Enfants Cancers Santé Occitanie signed an agreement on December 3 that unites the two organizations around a joint operation called “Solidarity December”.

1 donation = 1 euro donated

From December 16 to 29, the EFS is committed to donating 1 euro to the association Enfants Cancers Santé for each donor who comes to a blood drive in Occitanie. Thus, during this holiday period, each blood donation will count double! As a reminder, 36% of blood products delivered each year help cancer patients. This operation is therefore an opportunity for the EFS Occitanie to raise awareness among donors about the purpose of their gesture. “Because we want to actively participate in research efforts to combat pediatric cancers, we have chosen this meaningful partnership with Enfants Cancers Santé, coordinated with our essential mission of promoting blood donation. Thus, for each donor who comes to one of the 13 donation centers or 100 collection points in our region from December 16 to 29, we will donate 1 euro to the association”, explains Laurent Bardiaux, director of EFS Occitanie.

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Where to donate blood in the Gard during the “Solidarity December” operation ?

Maison du don de Nîmes/CHU Carmeau: Mondays and Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to 30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. 7 p.m.; Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. 5 p.m.; second and fourth Saturdays of the month, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Poulx (Capitelle party room): Monday December 16, from 2 p.m. ;30 &agrav; 7 p.m.
Roquemaure (La Cantarello room): Tuesday, December 17, from 2 p.m. to 2 p.m. 7 p.m.
Le Vigan (cantou room): Wednesday, December 18, from 3 p.m. to 3 p.m. 7 p.m.; Cazelles room, Thursday, December 19, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saint-Gilles (Cazelles room): Thursday, December 19, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Générac (sociocultural center): Friday, December 20, from 2 p.m. ;nbsp;30 à 19 h 30.
Bagnols-sur-Cèze (multicultural hall): Monday, December 23, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort (party hall): Tuesday, December 24, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Anduze (Pélico room): Thursday, December 26, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Vézenobres (Charles-Pages room): Friday, December 27, from 2 p.m. to 19h.

Professor Anne Laprie, a radiation oncologist specializing in pediatric oncology, testifies to the importance of the funds raised by the association: “Enfants Cancers Santé supported the work of my team, carried out in collaboration with all the radiation oncologists in France. This financial contribution made it possible to prepare a project that will use artificial intelligence to increase understanding of the mechanisms of relapse of this disease. It is therefore a great help that is provided to our research theme on brain tumors in children.”

In the Occitanie region, no fewer than 1,000 donations per day are thus necessary to meet the needs of patients.

To find the nearest collection point: dondesang.efs.sante.fr or the “Blood donation” app.