Donated dialysis machines to E/R Hospital
The management of the Eastern Regional Hospital on Wednesday took delivery of three dialysis machines donated to the Renal and Dialysis Unit of the hospital by BDAC Ghana Foundation, a consulting company, in collaboration with the family of the late Dr. George Fredua Agyemang Ofori-Atta.
The items are to help the hospital’s dialysis unit manage the intake of kidney failure diseases, cut down the rising incidence of deaths due to the lack of dialysis as well as improve general health care of the people.
The hemodialysis machines, valued at about GH¢400,000, will complement five other dialysis machines purchased by the hospital for the treatment of patients with kidney problems.
Impact
At a short ceremony to commission the newly built Eastern Regional Renal Dialysis Centre, and to take delivery of the donated machines, the Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong, said the opening of the centre comes with great relief to patients. He said it would impact greatly on reducing the number of kidney failure deaths in the region.
According to him, even though health professionals manage the symptoms of kidney failure in the early stages with medications, the latter stages require dialysis.
Ammishadai Ofori, Lead Consultant of BDAC Foundation, on behalf of the CEO of the Foundation, Dr. Kofi Ayim, said the Foundation is very keen on providing help in the critical healthcare units, most especially in the areas of technology.
“For the Koforidua hospital, they were asking for a dialysis machine for their Renal Centre, and we had access to this machines. So, we partnered with the Ofori-Atta family, who were already interested in helping. We donated three dialysis machines, but we want to continue helping by donating more to every other regional hospital that needs specific help when it comes to critical healthcare,” Mr Ofori said.
Support
Speaking with the Daily Statesman in an exclusive interview, Goldie Sikafuturo Ofori-Atta, a daughter of the late Dr Ofori-Atta, indicated that the family had taken it upon themselves to help people with kidney problems.
According to him, they were motivated by the fact that their father, who practiced medicine for over 30 years in Ghana and USA, was a casualty of kidney failure, and had the benefit of receiving life-saving dialysis treatment.
She said the treatment, which lasted for several years, helped in prolonging the life of their father, hence the decision by the family to commit themselves to helping to reduce deaths associated with kidney diseases.
“After the eventual death of my father, my family have dedicated a cause to battle kidney diseases and educate people on kidney issues. As part of our commitment to aid people suffering from such conditions, we partnered the BDAC Foundation to deliver these machines to support the huge demand of dialysis healthcare,” she stressed.
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