Residents of Kisii County have been encouraged to regularly donate blood in order to save lives following a shortage of blood at the Kisii Blood Transfusion Centre.
The center, which serves thousands of citizens across Kisii and the neighbouring Migori, Homabay, Narok and Nyamira counties, is struggling to offer critical services as its blood bank remains largely unused.
Speaking to KNA, the Blood Transfusion Center's Manager Vincent Nyambane noted that Kisii collects only 1200 units of blood per month against a population of about 1.2 million people. "For now, the government has set the limit at only 1200 units of blood; however, this number is not enough to serve the entire county and the neighbouring population," noted Nyambane.
As a result, the Manager urged the residents to donate blood regularly so as to build the blood stocks in the local health facilities and prevent loss of lives.
