A recent blood shortage reported in the country occasioned by lack of blood bags was an eye opener on the need to strengthen blood banks in the country. Lack of a fully functional blood transfusion management can result in deaths, something that should be avoided at all costs. So, are our hospitals ready to meet blood demands? Our medical reporter DR Mercy Korir looks at Kenya's biggest referral facility, Kenyatta national hospital and what it is implementing in order to meet demands for blood, through what it calls, the damu sasa project