{
  "id": 3315610,
  "title": "Health Ministry moves to strengthen blood collection and distribution system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/health-ministry-moves-to-strengthen-blood-collection-and-distribution",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-25T17:34:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/health-ministry-moves-to-strengthen-blood-collection-and-distribution-system"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ministry of Health has directed the Kenya National Blood Transfusion and Transplant Service (KNBTS) to adopt new approaches to blood collection, testing, processing and distribution as the government seeks to improve the availability of safe blood in health facilities. Principal Secretary for Medical Services Ouma Oluga issued the directive during a visit to the […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}