The Ministry of Health has started a campaign for the public to donate blood to mitigate the current shortage in the country.He acknowledged that there are criminal elements, sometimes within the Health ministry, colluding with outsiders to escalate the shortage problem. (create demand for business)The KNBTS was set up in 2001 to ensure availability of quality blood services.The agency collects, tests, processes and distributes blood products to transfusing hospitals: a process that has been hindered by cartels.

Source: Standard Media