Kenya

Project Overview: Pathways for innovation in Blood Transfusion Systems in Kenya (PITS Kenya)

UG3 Protocol (Principal Investigators: Dr. Juan Carlos Puyana & Dr. Pratap Kumar): Evaluating the gaps in the availability of safe blood for patients with severe anemia and hemorrhagic conditions in Kenya: A mixed methods study in three distinct county settings (Bloodsafe-Kenya)

This process map is part of the preprint article "Simulating the blood transfusion system in Kenya: Modelling methods and exploratory analyses", available on arXiv (arXiv:2410.07492). The article is currently under review at PLOS Global Health.
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UH3 Protocol (Principal Investigators: Dr. Juan Carlos Puyana & Dr. Pratap Kumar): Studying Transfusion Committees for Improving Blood Availability in Kenyan Hospitals: A type III hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial to establish, enable and assess the function of Community-Facility Transfusion Committees (CFTCs) incorporating diverse representation involving hospital, community, and county leadership, to improve blood availability and transfusion at the point-of-care. (Bloodsafe-Kenya)

Institution: Strathmore University (Nairobi, Kenya)

Collaborators: University of Pittsburgh, and Center for Public Health and Development in Nairobi, Kenya