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'This machine helps keep my child alive'

An apheresis machine at KNBTS headquarters. [Cosmas Mwongela, Standard]

It's a sunny evening in Nairobi's Parklands suburb and 9-year-old Aisha and her sister are playing cheerfully outside their home.

Suddenly, Aisha feels a sharp pain in her body and tells her sister that she is feeling dizzy.

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