JOOTRH partners with Nairobi West Hospital to provide life-saving sickle cell treatment

he fight against sickle cell disease in western Kenya reached a major milestone on September 1 when Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) successfully performed its first red blood cell exchange therapy in partnership with The Nairobi West Hospital. The breakthrough procedure was carried out at JOOTRH’s Victoria Hospital using a state-of-the-art apheresis machine installed with technical and clinical support from The Nairobi West Hospital. Specialists from Nairobi West guided JOOTRH clinicians through the process, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the management of the disease in the region.