TERUMO BCT opens a branch office in Kenya
TERUMO BCT a global leader in blood management, blood safety, therapeutic apheresis, cell therapy and cell collections. Terumo, opened its first office in Sub-Saharan Africa in Gigiri, Kenya on 7th February 2019. This happened after the company was recently listed in a recent industry report as among the world’s top players in the blood bank market. Dr. Jackson Kioko, Director for Medical Services (DMS), Ministry of Health, who also officially opened the new company, graced the ceremony. The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health (Kenya) Mrs. Sicily Kariuki in her speech that was read by the DMS, Dr. Kioko, applauded TERUMO BCT for the great achievement and for choosing Kenya as their base in Sub-Saharan Africa. She further said that the partnership is very timely as Kenya is working on making Universal Health Coverage a reality and blood and blood products are key.
Officials from the Japanese Government and TERUMO BCT emphasized that their decision on choosing Kenya was informed by Kenya being a high recipient of Official Development Assistance (ODA), an agreement that was signed during Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD6). The conference focused on “Advancing Africa’s Sustainable Development Agenda – with a major theme as promoting resilient health system for quality of life.” Kenya’s prioritization of healthcare by driving the health agenda as reflected in the BIG 4 Agenda further incentivized their move.
As a company, TERUMO BCT will apply three strategies through it’s partnership in Kenya: Create awareness, Capacity building and training of blood bank technologists and professionals and Use of advanced technology & systems. The company officials emphasize that they will proudly share their knowledge and experience in blood safety and blood bank.
Through sharing of knowledge and expertise, the company will contribute towards saving lives especially mother and child, achieving Universal Health Coverage and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
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