[File Standard]The Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service (KNBTS) is incensed by reports that part of blood its bank is contaminated with HIV and syphilis. Blood donationsThe organisation was supposed to help KNBTS, through its blood bank, to get blood donations through an initiative called Text4Life. ALSO READ: Kenya facing drug failure crisis against top killer diseasesAuthors claimed they had permission from KNBTS blood bank to publish the report. However, this is not the only independent study showing high rates of infectious agents in donated blood in Kenya. But Odour assured Kenyans they effective screening systems and that all donated blood is safe.

Source: Standard Digital October 23, 2017 04:41 UTC