In November, colleagues and friends in the media industry mobilised people to donate blood for urgent transfusion after she was admitted at KNH.
Kasavuli's employer KBC appealed for blood donation as she is admitted to Kenyatta hospital's Private wing.
Some of the leaders who have so far paid their tributes include Defence CS Aden Duale who described Kasavuli as a trailblazer TV journalist who graced screens with pride in her days.
Mombasa governor Abdulswamad Nassir said he had received the news of the death of Kasavuli with "great sorrow".
"It is with great sorrow that I receive the news about the death of Catherine Kasavuli, a veteran news anchor at KBC that graced our screens with news in the early years of broadcasting in Kenya and came back with the legends edition in the same station," he twitted.
Others include Naisula Lessuda, Amason Kingi, Millicent Omanga, President William Ruto, and First Lady Rachel Ruto, former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Azimio leader Raila Odinga.
However a section of Kenyans feel it is time politicians made the healthcare services in the country accessible and affordable for all to avoid fundraisings.
“Politicians cannot contribute in every fundraiser of this kind but they can execute sound laws for a truly universal healthcare,” a twitter user by the name of Adipo Sidang’ said.
Quality of healthcare in the country has always been accompanied by a huge cost, with the poor left stuck in hospitals due to their inability to clear their bills that require out of pocket payment.
Kenyans at the base of the pyramid experience financial hardships due to out-of-pocket payments to meet their health needs. As a result, most Kenyans are pushed below the poverty line annually.
Increasing availability and access to health insurance is the most efficient in reducing financial risks associated with out-of-pocket health expenditure.
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