The Executive Director of the European Blood Alliance chats to Mary McCarthy about advocating for the important service, enjoying family life in Brussels, and that yearning for home
Peter O’Leary
I’ve been in this job since March 2022 and I love it. Before we moved to Brussels I was the lab manager of Beaumont Hospital for nine years so I already understood how crucial an efficient blood network is. But now I see every angle.
The fact that so many donate blood in Europe for free – it feels like a counterbalance to some of the negativity in the world.
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