Mediheal Hospital has strongly defended its kidney transplant operations, asserting full compliance with national health regulations amid an ongoing probe into alleged illegal organ transplants.
In a statement issued by Deputy Operations Manager Dancel Njoroge, the hospital dismissed claims of malpractice, emphasizing that all procedures have adhered strictly to Section 80 of the Health Act, 2017, and relevant ethical and medical standards.
“Mediheal has performed 476 kidney transplants since launching the program in November 2018, 372 in Kenya and 104 in ten other countries,” said Njoroge. “Out of these, we recorded 10 recipient mortalities, but none involving donors.”
Njoroge clarified that complications, though possible in any medical procedure, have not been reported in any of the cases handled by the hospital to the best of its knowledge. He stressed that the facility’s role was strictly limited to offering medical services and did not include involvement in pairing donors with recipients.
“All patients and donors underwent the requisite medical and ethical screening processes. Mediheal only handled payments for professional and facility-related medical services,” he added.
Addressing concerns over the presence of foreign recipients, the hospital noted that all such individuals were treated under valid medical visas. Furthermore, the hospital highlighted that its transplant procedures have undergone rigorous evaluations by both local and international medical bodies, with no objections raised.
The defense comes as a special investigative team continues to collect evidence across counties to report back to an Independent Investigative Committee tasked with reviewing the alleged trafficking claims.
Mediheal maintains its commitment to upholding the highest standards of medical practice and has pledged full cooperation with authorities during the ongoing investigations.
Written By Rodney Mbua
