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Lives at stake as national blood bank remains dry

The country is facing an acute shortage of blood supplies across all health facilities, putting patients' lives at risk. [iStockphoto]

Emmanuel Kibet, a university student from Mt Elgon in Bungoma County watched helplessly as a fellow villager died after a road accident.

Kibet feels the villager's life could have been saved if there was a prompt blood transfusion.

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