Increasing rate of kidney cases in the country alarming
Doctors in the county are alarmed at the increasing spate of kidney-related cases among the youth with the Renal Unit of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) recording 3,281 cases in 2010.
The figure according to health experts was a 38 percent increase over 2009. Most patients with chronic kidney disease are young economically active Ghanaians aged between 20 and 50 years.
Unfortunately, statistically only a few people are able to afford dialysis treatment for the disease in the country.
According to research, 10 percent of all deaths at the medical wards of the KBTH which is the only hospital in the country with a renal unit are due to chronic kidney disease.
In view of this, the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) and its subsidiary, the Christian Community Microfinance Limited (CCML) in association with the 37 Military Hospital, Ministry of Health and other stakeholders, embarked on its first project dubbed ‘Save a Cedi to Save a Kidney.’
The project which was launched in Accra seeks to build and stock an ultra-modern renal center at the 37 Military Hospital to help aid the rising incidence of kidney malfunction in the country.
The public is expected to text “kidney” to short code 1962 across all networks to contribute to the ‘Save a Cedi to Save a Kidney’ project.
Speaking at the launch, Albert W.S. Essamuah, Chairman of CCML said the charity project sought to solicit funds from corporate bodies and individuals through various activities and events to help reduce pressure on the facilities at the KBTH.
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