Nation Media Group (NMG) appealed to Kenyans of goodwill to donate blood urgently needed by one of its star journalists.
While making the announcement on the evening of Thursday, December 22, NMG asked members of the public to donate blood for its News Editor Janet Chapia.
Chapia has been admitted at Meridian Equator Hospital in Nairobi West where she is undergoing treatment of an undisclosed illness.
“Please let's come through for my friend and colleague Janet Chapia, an Editor at NTV. She is at the Meridian Equator hospital, Nairobi West hospital. All are welcome to donate blood from 9:00am in the morning. Any blood group will do, journalists, please lets do this,” Nation Media Group wrote on Twitter.
The media house encouraged every person to donate noting that all blood groups were welcome.
Her colleague, Zipporah Wambui, also called on all journalists to step in and save one of their own.
Leading the way, businessman John Rotich announced that he was the first person to donate blood for the journalist on the morning of Friday, December 23
“Today, I felt nice after being the first one to donate blood for Janet Chapia of NTV at Meridian hospital Nairobi West," he stated.
Chapia joined the list of media personalities who appealed for medical help from the public in 2022.
On November 7, veteran KBC presenter Catherine Kasavuli appealed for medical help after she was hospitalised at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
She was diagnosed with cervical cancer.
According to sources close to her, the newscaster was taken to the private wing and was in need of blood donation.
“TV legend, Catherine Kasavuli is hospitalized at the KNH Private Wing, she urgently needs blood. Please avail yourself & donate,” stated KBC presenter Shiksha Arora.
The Kenya Blood Transfusion and Transplant Service (KBTTS) was established in the year 2000 to help mobilise blood donations in the country.
KBTTS is mandated is to collect, test, process and distribute blood and blood products to all transfusing hospitals in Kenya.
KBTTS urges Kenyans of goodwill to regularly test and donate their blood.
