THE Western and Nyanza Regional Blood Transfusion Centre based in Kisumu has denied that it is facing a shortage of blood. Technical director Reuben Anyango said there is enough blood in the blood bank contrary to reports from a section of hospitals in the area. He said currently the centre has a stock of 159 units of blood that can be distributed to hospital on request. Anyango, who was accompanied by the blood bank administrator John Odenyo, said during in December last year, they received a request of 1,817 units of blood and issued 690 units. “We distributed it to various public and...
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