[ad_1] The Renal Patients Association of Ghana has approved the proposal to eliminate taxes on dialysis consumables, as put forth by the health minister-designate, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye. The association, which has been advocating for a reduction in the cost of dialysis treatment, welcomed Dr. Okoe-Boye’s suggestion during his vetting process. This proposal comes in…
[ad_1] Kidney patients undergoing treatment at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital are urgently appealing to both governmental and non-governmental institutions for assistance in acquiring additional dialysis machines and consumables for the facility. The outpatient department of the renal unit was forced to close down in May 2023 due to financial constraints, resulting in the tragic…
[ad_1] The Renal Patient Association of Ghana has welcomed the move by the Ministry of Health and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to reopen the renal unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to outpatients. According to the group, the move has brought its members ‘a big relief’ as they can now go for their dialysis…
[ad_1] The Management of the Korle Bu Hospital Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has announced the reopening of its Renal Unit to outpatients. In a statement issued on November 7, it stated that the Renal Unit was opened on Monday, November 6. “Management of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) wishes to inform all stakeholders and the general…
[ad_1] Management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital renal unit has decided to reopen the unit to outpatient services on Tuesday, November 7. Management of the unit has repeatedly failed to adhere to its own reopening timelines. On Friday, November 3, hospital management reached an agreement to reopen the unit on November 6 but has since…
[ad_1] The Renal Patients Association of Ghana has urged the government to settle the GH¢4 million debt owed by the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to suppliers of dialysis consumables. The debt has resulted in the closure of the unit to outpatients, and unfortunately, 19 outpatients from the renal unit have lost their lives since its closure…
[ad_1] Citi News sources at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have disclosed that a meeting was held on Friday, November 3, during which it was unanimously agreed that the outpatient department of the hospital’s Renal Dialysis Unit will be opened on Monday, November 6. The unit has been closed to outpatients since May 22, 2023, forcing…
[ad_1] Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minority’s spokesperson on health and Member of Parliament for Juaboso, has expressed that the prolonged closure of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s renal unit highlights the ineffectiveness of the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu. Akandoh described the situation as “damning” and said it showed that the minister was “not on top…
[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to expand its benefits package to cover critical illnesses, including kidney diseases, to bring down the cost of dialysis. Dr. Francis Chisaka Kasolo, the WHO Country Director, said that the recent outcry over the increase in dialysis fees at Korle-Bu Teaching…
