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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chebeni",
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        "legal_name": "Mercy Chebeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order 47 (1), I rise to make a Statement on the shortage of blood in the blood banks in the county. Kenya is a signatory to the World Health Assembly Resolution –WHA 2872 of 1975– which requires each member state to develop a comprehensive well coordinated blood transfusion service based on voluntary non-remunerated blood donation. Kenya is also a signatory to the regional Commonwealth Ministers of Health Resolution of 1989 requiring that each member country makes the provision of safe blood to the people a national priority. The Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service (KNBTS) was established in 2000 under the Ministry of Health and its mandate is to collect, test, process and distribute blood and blood products to all the transfusing hospitals in Kenya. The KNBTS has six regional blood transfusion centers namely, Nairobi, Embu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu, Mombasa and 21 other satellite stations. Mr. Speaker, Sir, despite advances in technology, Kenya’s blood bank still run on manual systems. As such, there is a prevalent problem in the availability of needed blood types. For instance, when a person needs a certain blood type, which is not available in the hospital, family members send messages through social media to those who can donate to them. This process takes too long to help the patient in need. Over the past one week, we have had reports that Kenyans in need of blood transfusions are being sent away from hospitals due to lack of blood. Blood is a vital healthcare resource used in a broad range of hospital procedures, including but not limited to accidents, emergency, obstetric services and other surgeries. Shortfalls in blood supply have a particular impact on women with pregnancy-related complications, trauma victims and children with severe life threatening anemia. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the flipside, the human costs of unsafe blood are incalculable. Morbidity and mortality resulting from the transfusion of infected blood The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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