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How your pet can be a blood donor in France

Veterinary hospitals say it is crucial to treat sick cats and dogs and it is easy to sign up your pet

Call for people with rare blood types to become donors in France

Hundreds of thousands of people do not realise they have this blood and can help, say doctors

French medical student shares why she became a blood donor

We also look at who can give blood in France - and how to do it

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Can non-residents donate blood if in France for a few months?

Anyone who lived for a minimum of one year in the UK between 1980 and 1996 cannot donate blood in France. However, it is still possible to give blood for non therapeutic purposes

Is France’s blood donation ban on people who were in the UK justified?

Domestic politics plays a part, says an expert, in the decision to ban people who were in the UK between 1980 and 1996 for over a year after outbreaks of BSE there

British people can give blood in France (just not for transfusions)

Blood of people who were in the UK between 1980 and 1996 for over a year can instead be used for scientific research. There are other ways to help too

France to lift blood donation ban for gay men who have had recent sex

The change comes into effect from March 16, ending the final restrictions on gay men giving blood for the first time since 1983

Can British people banned from giving blood in France be organ donors?

People who spent over one year in the UK between 1980 and 1996 cannot give blood due to an outbreak of BSE there

French blood service encourages donations through MissingType campaign

The campaign asks people to consider life without the letters A, B and O - different blood types - to show how important they are

Giving blood: When will France end ban over UK’s 1980s BSE outbreak?

France does not allow people who spent over a year in the UK between 1980 and the mid-90s to give blood due to an outbreak of mad cow disease in the country during that period. We explain and look if it will ever change

Call for blood donors as France’s stocks reach critically low levels

As part of a three-week drive to increase donations, people will be able to give blood without booking an appointment in advance

Coronavirus blood test now available in French pharmacies

Fast blood tests to check for coronavirus antibodies are now available without prescription from pharmacies in France - but health authorities have said that people should still consult a doctor when interpreting results.

French doctor: Clear link between blood type and Covid risk

A French scientist has said that there is now an “established link” between a person’s blood type and their risk of contracting Covid-19, after several studies on the topic appeared to show a correlation.

Thousands seek antibody blood tests in France

The French public is rushing to have blood tests to check for Covid-19 antibody immunity, with thousands done already, less than a week into deconfinement - despite uncertainties about the tests’ reliability.

France plans mass Covid-19 blood test post-confinement

The French government is planning to provide blood tests for a large percentage of the population after the confinement period ends, to properly count the number of people infected with Covid-19.

Blood donation

How your pet can be a blood donor in France

Call for people with rare blood types to become donors in France

French medical student shares why she became a blood donor

Can non-residents donate blood if in France for a few months?

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French blood service encourages donations through MissingType campaign

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