In the event that he wins the next elections, National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama has promised to open dialysis facilities in each of Ghana’s 16 regions.
He claims that opening dialysis facilities across the board will lessen the challenges faced by patients who now have to travel great distances for care.
Speaking during the NDC manifesto launch in Winneba on August 24, he said,
“We will establish modern dialysis centres in hospital in regions that don’t have them. Currently, most of Upper West, my own hometown Bole, and other places, if you have a kidney ailment, the only place you can go for treatment is in Kumasi.”
“You have to go with your wife, your family and find a place to stay which is a burden. And we want to make sure that every region has a modern dialysis centre so that we can ease the burden on persons with kidney ailment.”
To increase access to healthcare across the nation, Mr. Mahama pledged to construct contemporary hospitals in impoverished communities like Bawku and Yendi in addition to the dialysis facilities.
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