Region | Marseille: in Noailles, the quest for rare blood

This is an unprecedented initiative, never carried out in France to mobilize around the issue of rare blood. Following the rare blood awareness week conducted throughout the country in November, the French Blood Establishment (EFS) Paca-Corse has just launched an initiative in the hairdressing salons of the Noailles district (1st) to go meeting Marseilles whose geographical origins come from the African continent. In detail, the EFS explains that in metropolitan France, “people from the African continent, the Antilles and the Indian Ocean or having African ancestors are more likely to carry a rare blood group or a so-called phenotype of interest.” Multicultural district of