By Philip Otuo,
Inadequate equipments at the
Dialysis Centre of the Police Hospital in Accra is causing kidney patients to
wait in queues for long hours to receive treatment.
The unit has only eight dialysis
machines, although it treats more than twice that number of patients each day.
Despite a charge of Ȼ170.00,
patients are made to wait from morning to afternoon before they are attended
to.
Some of the patients who spoke to
Joy News’ Joseph Opoku Gakpo said the situation is frustrating and puts their
lives at risk.
The machine filters patient’s blood
to remove excess water and waste products because their kidneys are
dysfunctional.
There are about an estimated 8000
kidney failure patients in the country, receiving treatment at only five
dialysis centres
Medical Officer in charge of the
dialysis centre at the Police Hospital, Dr Dominic Kumashie says efforts are
ongoing to get more equipment to reduce waiting periods of the patients.
Chairman of the Non-governmental
Organization (NGO) Health Education on Wheels Godfred Nyanteh has asked
government to deliver its promise of building more dialysis centers in the
country for the treatment of patients.
Source: Ghana | Myjoyonline.com
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