The Independent and Investigative Committee on Tissue and Organ Transplant Services is in Eldoret to collect the views of residents over possible malpractice and unethical violations of the processes leading to the surgical procedures.
Speaking during the commencement of the four-day public participation exercise on cell tissue and organ transplant services in Kenya, the Committee's Chairperson Prof.
Elizabeth Bukusi indicated that they were investigating allegations, reviewing the legal and ethical framework, and auditing relevant documents to ensure the safety and rights of those involved in the entire process was factored. "To investigate all the services that are being offered within all health facilities in this country that provide tissue or organ transplantation and to determine if they are being done appropriately and at what standards and at what level," she said. "And if there is adequate regulation and policy that enables these services to be offered appropriately for Kenyan citizens," added prof.
Bukusi.
