Mother dies amid blood crisis at hospital
Baringo County Executive in charge of Health Services Moses Atuko (Left) talks to health workers from Kabarnet District Hospital in the past. The Baringo County government is on the spot after a woman and her baby died moments after delivery at a referral hospital in Kabarnet due to lack of blood. FILE PHOTO | WYCLIFF KIPSANG | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- According to relatives, Ms Keitany went into labour while at home and was taken to the district hospital, where she was attended to by intern nurses. She was later taken to the theatre where she bled excessively.
- The relatives claimed their loved one died due to negligence, adding that they were given a faulty ambulance that kept breaking down on their way to Eldoret, over 60 kilometres away.
- Baringo County Executive for Health Services Moses Atuko said initial reports from the hospital indicated that the woman had been in labour for long at home before she was taken to the Kabarnet hospital.
The Baringo County government is on the spot after a woman and her baby died moments after delivery at a referral hospital in Kabarnet due to lack of blood.
The 20-year-old Doris Keitany from Ng’etmoi in Baringo Central Sub-County bled excessively at the Kabarnet District Hospital on Friday.
Since there was no blood at the institution, nurses referred her to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret for blood transfusion.
“We received the good news that she had delivered a baby boy but our celebrations were short-lived because some minutes later the baby died. She was, however, referred to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital but she died on the way,” said Ivy Rotich, one of Ms Keitany’s relatives.
According to relatives, Ms Keitany went into labour while at home and was taken to the district hospital, where she was attended to by intern nurses. She was later taken to the theatre where she bled excessively.
The relatives claimed their loved one died due to negligence, adding that they were given a faulty ambulance that kept breaking down on their way to Eldoret, over 60 kilometres away.
Baringo County Executive for Health Services Moses Atuko said initial reports from the hospital indicated that the woman had been in labour for long at home before she was taken to the Kabarnet hospital.
“We regret that the incident happened. There is a shortage of blood at the county referral hospital. We have had a blood shortage at the facility for the last two years. We have complained to the Ministry of Health over the problem,” said Mr Atuko.
