OPNION: Inside Our Hospitals: Where Lifesaving Blood Depends on Who You Know

Some patients appeared to receive blood quickly through personal connections, influence, or the ability to escalate their cases to senior staff, while ordinary families were left waiting for long, uncertain periods. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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A midwife and health professional highlights systemic failures within Kenyan hospitals where access to life-saving blood transfusions is often slow, unfair, and dependent on personal connections.

Patients and families face painful delays, bureaucratic hurdles, and rising costs when blood is not delivered promptly.
The article features experiences where blood was suddenly released after patients or their families escalated their cases to hospital management.
The author, Eunice Nyasiri Atsali, Vice President of the Midwives Association of Kenya, argues that healthcare access, especially for blood, should be based on medical need, not influence or social standing.

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