Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) management is urgently calling for more dialysis machines to meet the growing number of kidney patients.
The hospital has seen a significant increase in demand for dialysis, especially after a government policy led to more patients seeking treatment. KATH, a key referral center in Kumasi, has always had a high demand for dialysis, but this need has intensified with the National Health Insurance Authority’s recent subsidy for dialysis sessions.
KATH’s CEO, Professor Otchere Addai-Mensah, brought attention to this expanding issue at a press conference.
He made the point that even while the hospital is dedicated to enhancing its dialysis offerings, the resources available are insufficient to satisfy the public’s growing needs.
Professor Addai-Mensah claims that in order to handle the growing patient load, the hospital is working hard to acquire more dialysis machines.
During his speech, Professor Addai-Mensah emphasized that in order to completely complement the renovated dialysis facility, the hospital needs a total of 25 dialysis machines.
“The hospital is making arrangements to buy six new dialysis machines, also from internally generated funds, our own funds, to buy these anesthesia machines. The challenge, however, is that we have also refurbished the dialysis center. The place is empty and we need a maximum of about 25 dialysis machines to complement it.
“Now the need for more dialysis machines has become dire. And it so because of a very good policy that has been rolled out by the government, people within a certain age bracket are enjoying free sessions and so on.”
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