Thursday, November 21, 2024

DIALYSIS

Medical officer on dialysis urges Ghanaians against bad eating habits, unhealthy lifestyle.

– A renal failure patient, who is also a Senior Medical Officer, Dr Raphael Anto, has advised Ghanaians against bad eating habits and unhealthy lifestyles.Dr Anto, the Chief Executive Officer of the Abesim-based Rafchik Clinic, a private health facility,...

High cost of dialysis: Let’s relax protocols for registering herbal medicines.

The president of the Ghana Association of Medical Herbalist (GAMH), Dr Sandra Ashon, says Ghana needs to create a simple and a cost-effective protocol for the registration of locally produced herbal medicines. She said that will allow for the...

Korle-Bu’s decision to increase dialysis cost justified; inputs are expensive – Prof Frimpong-Boateng

The celebrated heart surgeon and founder of the National Cardiothoracic Center, Professor Frimpong-Boateng has thrown his weight behind Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital's decision to increase the price of dialysis which backfired after public uproar. According to him, the inputs needed for...

Ghana has only 14 registered dialysis centres – HeFRA.

There are only 14 registered dialysis centres in the country, the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has said.  Out of the 14, seven are public and seven are privately owned.  The are the Riverwoods Medical Equipment and Dialysis Company, the Accra...

Ghana can cater for kidney disease patients if committed – Dr. Okoe-Boye.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, says Ghana can cater for persons with renal diseases if it is committed to doing so. This follows recent discussions and agitations on a yet-to-be-approved...

W.H.O wants Ghana to add renal dialysis to NHIS.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is advocating for an expansion of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to encompass critical illnesses, particularly kidney diseases. This move aims to alleviate the financial burden associated with dialysis for patients. WHO Country Director, Dr....
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“Ghanaians make up a notable portion of US visa overstayers.”

Ghana has emerged as one of the African countries with high visa overstay rates in the United States, according...
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