“Over 90% of Ghanaian kidney failure patients who should receive dialysis are not getting it”
Over 90% of Ghanaian kidney failure patients who desperately need dialysis are being denied access to this life-saving treatment.
This is according to a yet to be published study titled "Fifty years of haemodialysis in Ghana - current status, utilization, and cost of dialysis services".
This study authored by Dr. Elliot Koranteng Tannor and his dedicated team of caregivers has unveiled statistics that expose the harsh reality of the situation.
The report reveals alarming figures. In Ghana, the overall dialysis prevalence is just 38.8 patients per million population. To put it simply, only 38.8 out of every 1 million Ghanaians are receiving dialysis treatment. This prevalence rate falls far below not just the African average (79 per million) but also the global average (296 per mil...
