| Published Mon, June 4th 2018 at 00:00, Updated June 3rd 2018 at 21:48 GMT +3Barclays MD Jeremy Awori donating blood as the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service Director Dr. Josephine Githaiga looks on. The Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service (KNBTS) has admitted that it failed to hit its target of 180,000 units of blood as envisaged in the period ending December 2017. Instead, KNBTS collected 149,000 units, with details emerging that Kenya requires 400,000 units annually to be blood sufficient. The move is a blow to patients requiring blood transfusions as they have to fork out more money for blood. Dr Githaiga said part of the plans included incorporating institutions with friendly campaigns to ensure that blood was donated in the required amounts.

Source: Standard Digital June 03, 2018 21:00 UTC