Follow-up of Kidney Patients:

B’da Hemodialysis Centre Receive Hemodialysis Kits

By Kiven Brenda

Patient on dialysis session

Kidney patients of the Bamenda Hemodialysis center at the Bamenda Regional hospital have received some 1000 dialyses kits from the Ministry of Public Health. These kits are composed of devices and solutions like syringes, the dialyzer (artificial kidney) concentrate, tubes and various liquids that are not reusable.

                These patients who recently staged a protest over failure of dialysis machines that resulted to two deaths, were all smiles on Monday July 24, 2017 as they enjoyed the kits handed over to solve their problems for a period of two months as indicated by the Director of the hospital, Kinge Thompson.

                He said this was an emergency supply and that “a huge consignment is coming that would be able to take us through the year”.

                The Bamenda Hemodialysis Centre had been without these vital kits for over five weeks, putting the life of hundred of patients from the Northwest, West and parts of the Southwest regions who depend on it for survival at risk.

                The leader of kidney patients from both regions, Kusoh Ephraim, narrated that usually they would dialyze twice a week but with these kits available it can be more than that, since they do every routine at FCFA5000 after government subsidized treatment.

                He explained that a dialysis kit in pharmacies around town cost over FCFA 105,000. Dr. Kinge Thompson recounted government’s aspiration to help these patients by providing constant solutions to their problems. He mentioned that the 1000 kits had come to solve their problems for two months.

                He reiterated more kits are being negotiated for the Bamenda hemodialysis center in the coming months. The Bamenda Hemodialysis center is 10 years old and today counts more than 70 patients from the North West and South West regions.