The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) will double its dialysis machines from the current seven to 14 through strategic partnerships and the facility’s internally generated funds.
The hospital has alleviated the plight of kidney patients who previously had to rely on just two dialysis machines.
Chief Executive Officer of KATH, Prof. Otchere Addai-Mensah, stated that the additional installations come at a time when monthly dialysis sessions have increased from 80 to 300.
“The hospital has just received two new dialysis machines from the Ghana Airport Company Limited, adding to the existing seven, while six additional machines purchased with IGF at a cost of 2.8 million cedis are expected to be installed by the end of November,” he explained.
He further stated, “With this improvement, the hospital has enhanced clinical services for renal patients, who are now able to access dialysis services thanks to the highly commendable free dialysis care introduced by the government through the …