Is the state’s financial contribution to blood donation too low?

The Red Cross is once again making a deficit in the organisation of blood donations this year. DP MPs Corinne Cahen and Carole Hartmann have asked the Minister of Health whether the state should not increase its financial contribution, whether Luxembourg always has sufficient blood reserves and whether the Red Cross should continue to organise blood donations in the country on its own.

Question

« D’après un reportage diffusé le 11 novembre 2024 sur RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg, la Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise a pour cette année un déficit de 2 millions d’euros pour le Centre de Transfusion Sanguine.

Sachant qu’il s’agit d’un service avec un intérêt national, nous aimerions poser les questions suivantes à Madame la Ministre de la Santé et de la Sécurité sociale :

  • On apprend dans le reportage, que la CNS a proposé d’augmenter les tarifs pour les conserves sanguines de 20% mais que cela ne suffisait pas à la Croix-Rouge. Madame la Ministre, ne serait-elle pas d’avis que l’État devrait considérablement augmenter sa prise en charge des frais en ce qui concerne le don du sang ?
  • Est-ce que le Luxembourg dispose d’assez de réserves sanguines ?
  • Y a-t-il des moments dans l’année où ces réserves sont épuisées ?
  • Combien de femmes et d’hommes sont donneurs de sang au Grand-Duché ?
  • Combien de personnes donnent du plasma ?
  • Madame la Ministre, est-elle d’avis que l’organisation concernant le don du sang au Luxembourg devrait être réservé exclusivement à la Croix-Rouge ? »

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