KNBTS estimates Kenya’s annual need for blood to be 200,000-250,000 units annually. Collection is about 160,000 units. There is a deficit of about 40,000-90,000 units annually. However WHO recommends 10-20 units of blood per 1000 population. Kenya population (2009) was 38,610 097* which would put Kenya’s need to a minimum of 380,000 units annually.

1. “The Impact of Having the Leaders of Faith
Based Organization (FBOs) and Community-
based Organizations (CBOs) as Blood Donor
Recruiters and Safe & Sufficient Blood
Champions: Case of HOPE worldwide Kenya
(HWWK) blood safety program 2006-2013”
KNBTS and HWWK
NOPE Presentation: June 2014
Margaret Mwangi

2. Overview
Background
• Location
• Current Situation
• Population of Kenya in relation to blood
donation
• Recruitment in Kenya
• Recommendations

3. Regional Blood Banks in Kenya

4. Current Situation
• KNBTS estimates Kenya’s annual need for blood to be
200,000-250,000 units annually.
• Collection is about 160,000 units.
• There is a deficit of about 40,000-90,000 units
annually.
• However WHO recommends 10-20 units of blood per
1000 population.
• Kenya population (2009) was 38,610 097* which
would put Kenya’s need to a minimum of 380,000
units annually.
* Based on 2009 Census by KNBS

5. Proportions of Blood Donors (2009)
Potential Blood donors Population
15-64 years
Secondary School: 1,796,467
Adult: 18,888,533
Actual Blood Donors in 2009
Secondary School: 88,590
Adult: 35,429
95.1%
4.9%
Secondary School Students
Did not Donate
Blood
Donated Blood
99.8%
0.2%
Adults
Did not Donate
Blood
Donated Blood

6. HWWK and Blood donation
HOPE worldwide Kenya (HWWK) is a faith-
based - Non Governmental Organization,
mandated by Kenya National Blood Transfusion
Services (KNBTS) to recruit blood donors from
Faith and Community Based Organizations,
learning Institutions, and the General
Populations.

7. Engaging CBOs to increase adult blood donors
• HWWK trains community based groups leaders on
blood donation and blood safety.
• The group leaders recruits potential blood donors to
become regular blood donors.
• The groups are capacity build to become more self
sustenance through HWWK organizational capacity
development program
• The groups use their talents to recruit blood donors
during mobile blood drives within their communities

8. Kwarula from NBTC training mobilisers on blood and blood components

9. Engaging FBO Leaders
• HWWK trains FBO leaders and they in turn
educate their people on blood donation.
• Faith Based radio stations make
announcements of Blood Drives that are due
to occur in their FBOs.
• This include Hope FM, Radio Iqra, Sayare and
Waumini Radio

10. Training of Imams in Mombasa

11. Donor Community Club Model
GG
Train the Clubs on Blood safety/blood
donation/P25
The Clubs Organize for blood drives and recruit
their community
Members of the club grow their club by recruiting
other members and organizing for drives
HWWK Identifies the Clubs
OCD

12. 0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Blood Units Mobilized by HWWK 2006-2013
After training
CBO/FBO leaders
Prior to training
CBO/FBO leaders

13. Repeat Donors
• The proportion of repeat donors increased
from an average of 37% (4,771/ 14,725) in the
2006-2008 period to 42% (8,206/ 19,395) in
the 2009-2013 period.
• Odds ratio 1.530 95% C.I (1.463-1.600),
p<0.0001

14. 7.5%
14.2%
16.9%
17.4%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
20%
2010 2011 2012 2013
%ofHWWKContribution HWWK Contribution to KNBTS National Annual Collection
(2010-2013)

15. 41
48 50
61
51
59
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Oct-Dec
2012
Jan-Mar
2013
Apr-Jun
2013
Jul -Sep
2013
Oct-Dec
2013
Jan-Mar
2014
UnitsofBloodperDrive
Average Units of Blood Collected per Drive (18 month
period)

16. 8.9
6.1
5.5
4.2
7.5
3.6
-
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
Oct-Dec
2012
Jan-Mar
2013
Apr-Jun
2013
Jul -Sep
2013
Oct-Dec
2013
Jan-Mar
2014
UnitCost(USD)
Unit cost of collecting one pint of blood, USD
(18 month period)

17. Impact of working with organized
community groups
• The community group members owns blood
donation activities and organizes bi-annual events.
• The CBOs also are able to resource mobilize for their
blood donation activities and other of their group
events
• The groups respond by donating and recruiting the
public during disaster. They form a pool of safe
donors, and donor clubs- P25
• HWWK also works with the local celebrities as blood
donor ambassadors to influence decision making

18. A community mobilizer during west gate
disaster blood drives

19. Hakuna Kulia youths perform during a
blood drive

20. Recommendations
• Lobby the Kenya government to increase blood safety funding
in its fiscal planning
• Partnership with private entities to promote blood donation.
A win-win situation is created for the firm and blood donor
program.
• Encourage local and international corporates and organizations
to support blood donation work after donors pulls out in
September 2014
• Partner with Media houses as part of their CSR to promote
blood donor activities to curb crisis especially during the
holiday months.

21. FINALLY,
Acknowledge
• CDC
• WHO
• PSI
• KNBTS
• HWWK