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Hope as city hospital puts up first bone marrow transplant facility

Nairobi West Hospital Chief Medical Director Andrew Gachii (right) and Dr Guarav Dixit, the head of the bone marrow transplant unit, during a press conference on October 18, 2022. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Patients with life-threatening conditions such as leukaemia, lymphomas, sickle cell disease, and immune deficiency disorders can now be treated with bone marrow transplants (BMT) in Kenya.

The Nairobi West Hospital has built the first-ever bone marrow transplant unit in the country, making Kenya a potential medical tourist destination in the region. The facility performed the first bone marrow transplant on October 10.

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