Last month, Guadeloupe Senator Victoire Jasmin questioned the Prime Minister on the situation of the blood transfusion center of the French blood establishment (EFS) of Guadeloupe, on which Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy also depends, precisely on the departure of biologists at the same time.
"For some time now, he has experienced a significant turnover among the biologists in his laboratory: ten movements in five years!", She underlines. Recently, three medical biologists decided almost simultaneously to leave their post at Pointe-Pitre at the end of November and they have not yet been replaced.
In the meantime, the national management of the EFS has proposed a business continuity plan. Since December 1, “all the tubes collected in Guadeloupe have been sent to another laboratory located in France, ie a transport of 8 kilometers - eight hours of flight, then three hours by car! », Specifies the senator who asks for the urgent recruitment of biologists.
“The government is well aware of the need to act to ensure this continuity, but, you know, recruiting and training new officers can take between six months and a year. We don't have time to wait. This is the reason why, in order to overcome any difficulty, the establishment in Guadeloupe is preparing to transfer samples usually treated in Pointe-à-Pitre to other approved laboratories in France ”, replied the secretary of 'State.
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