Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on September 10, made an unannounced visit to Mbagathi Hospital where he unveiled a state-of-the-art Abbott blood screening machine.
In a statement, governor Sakaja’s administration noted that the new equipment will deliver faster and more accurate blood grouping and compatibility testing, boosting the safety of transfusions.
The county further noted that the technology will enhance preparedness for elective procedures while strengthening emergency response in Nairobi’s health facilities.
Nairobi Governor Commissions State-of-the-Art Abbott Blood Screening Machine at Mbagathi. Photo: Courtesy.
While observing the machine in operation, the county boss hailed it as a game-changer in tackling the county’s persistent challenges in blood screening.
The Abbott machine will create a centralized hub for blood screening within the county, ensuring that all facilities can receive timely and safe transfusions.
Mbagathi Hospital is now the only accredited blood screening center within Nairobi County.
This comes weeks after Mbagathi Hospital announced that it will not be attending to inmates over an unpaid debt exceeding Ksh12 million owed by the Kenya Prison Service.
According to reports on Sunday, August 24, the hospital announced that the suspension of services to prisoners took effect on August 4, 2025.
According to hospital records, the debt is linked to treatments provided to inmates over several years.
