“The Impact of Having the Leaders of Faith Based Organization (FBOs) and Community-based Organizations (CBOs) as Blood Donor

Recruiters and Safe & Sufficient Blood Champions: Case of HOPE worldwide Kenya (HWWK) blood safety program 2006-2013”

KNBTS and HWWKNOPE Presentation: June 2014

Margaret Mwangi

Overview

Background• Location• Current Situation• Population of Kenya in relation to blood

donation• Recruitment in Kenya• Recommendations

Regional Blood Banks in Kenya

Current Situation

• KNBTS estimates Kenya’s annual need for blood to be 200,000-250,000 units annually.

• Collection is about 160,000 units. • There is a deficit of about 40,000-90,000 units

annually.• However WHO recommends 10-20 units of blood per

1000 population.• Kenya population (2009) was 38,610 097* which

would put Kenya’s need to a minimum of 380,000 units annually.

* Based on 2009 Census by KNBS

Proportions of Blood Donors (2009)

Potential Blood donors Population 15-64 yearsSecondary School: 1,796,467 Adult: 18,888,533

Actual Blood Donors in 2009Secondary School: 88,590 Adult: 35,429

95.1%

4.9%

Secondary School Students

Did not Donate Blood

Donated Blood

99.8%

0.2%

Adults

Did not Donate Blood

Donated Blood

HWWK and Blood donation

HOPE worldwide Kenya (HWWK) is a faith-based - Non Governmental Organization, mandated by Kenya National Blood Transfusion Services (KNBTS) to recruit blood donors from Faith and Community Based Organizations, learning Institutions, and the General Populations.

Engaging CBOs to increase adult blood donors

• HWWK trains community based groups leaders on blood donation and blood safety.

• The group leaders recruits potential blood donors to become regular blood donors.

• The groups are capacity build to become more self sustenance through HWWK organizational capacity development program

• The groups use their talents to recruit blood donors during mobile blood drives within their communities

Kwarula from NBTC training mobilisers on blood and blood components

Engaging FBO Leaders

• HWWK trains FBO leaders and they in turn educate their people on blood donation.

• Faith Based radio stations make announcements of Blood Drives that are due to occur in their FBOs.

• This include Hope FM, Radio Iqra, Sayare and Waumini Radio

Training of Imams in Mombasa

Donor Community Club Model

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Train the Clubs on Blood safety/blood donation/P25

The Clubs Organize for blood drives and recruit their community

Members of the club grow their club by recruiting other members and organizing for drives

HWWK Identifies the Clubs

OCD

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

Blood Units Mobilized by HWWK 2006-2013

After training CBO/FBO leaders

Prior to training CBO/FBO leaders

Repeat Donors

• The proportion of repeat donors increased from an average of 37% (4,771/ 14,725) in the 2006-2008 period to 42% (8,206/ 19,395) in the 2009-2013 period.

• Odds ratio 1.530 95% C.I (1.463-1.600), p<0.0001

2010 2011 2012 20130%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

20%

7.5%

14.2%

16.9%17.4%

HWWK Contribution to KNBTS National Annual Collection (2010-2013)

% o

f HW

WK

Cont

ributi

on

Oct-Dec 2012

Jan-Mar 2013

Apr-Jun 2013

Jul -Sep 2013

Oct-Dec 2013

Jan-Mar 2014

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

41

48 50

61

51

59

Average Units of Blood Collected per Drive (18 month period)

Uni

ts o

f Blo

od p

er D

rive

Oct-Dec 2012

Jan-Mar 2013

Apr-Jun 2013

Jul -Sep 2013

Oct-Dec 2013

Jan-Mar 2014

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1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

8.9

6.1 5.5

4.2

7.5

3.6

Unit cost of collecting one pint of blood, USD (18 month period)

Uni

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t (U

SD)

Impact of working with organized community groups

• The community group members owns blood donation activities and organizes bi-annual events.

• The CBOs also are able to resource mobilize for their blood donation activities and other of their group events

• The groups respond by donating and recruiting the public during disaster. They form a pool of safe donors, and donor clubs- P25

• HWWK also works with the local celebrities as blood donor ambassadors to influence decision making

A community mobilizer during west gate disaster blood drives

Hakuna Kulia youths perform during a blood drive

Recommendations

• Lobby the Kenya government to increase blood safety funding in its fiscal planning

• Partnership with private entities to promote blood donation. A win-win situation is created for the firm and blood donor program.

• Encourage local and international corporates and organizations to support blood donation work after donors pulls out in September 2014

• Partner with Media houses as part of their CSR to promote blood donor activities to curb crisis especially during the holiday months.

FINALLY,

Acknowledge• CDC• WHO• PSI• KNBTS• HWWK

THANK YOU