The President’s Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, is calling on pharmaceutical companies in the country to venture into the manufacturing of consumables for dialysis.
He believes that such an initiative will reduce the cost of the consumables, which will be reflected in a decrease in the fee for dialysis.
This suggestion comes in the wake of the recent debate surrounding the cost of dialysis treatment, particularly after Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital attempted to implement a 100% price increase for dialysis treatment.
Ghanaians, particularly patients on dialysis treatment, lamented when the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s Renal Dialysis Unit announced an increase from GH¢380 to GHS¢765.42 per dialysis session on Wednesday, September 27.
The Minority Caucus in Parliament described the increase as illegal and outrageous and called on the Hospital to immediately reverse the increase.
Speaking to the media, Dr. Nsiah Asare entreated pharmaceutical companies in the country to consider producing consumables for dialysis.
Meanwhile, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, a former Cardiothoracic surgeon at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, highlighted the financial burden that hospitals like Korle Bu face in procuring and maintaining advanced medical equipment required for treatments like dialysis.
Story by: Osei Akoto / Ahotoronline.com
