Health News of Thursday, 30 April 2015

Source:adomonline.com

Kidney patients that visit the Police Hospital in Accra would now have more access to dialysis machines as the hospital took delivery of two new ones on Wednesday.

The machines were donated to the state facility by Germany-based D Med healthcare, a medical organization which seeks to set up in Ghana in the future.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the group, Sven-Axel Kentorz while delivering the items to the hospital said the company’s decision stems from the inner desire to help improve medical facilities in the country.

“I must admit that doctors in Ghana are doing very well because they [medical practitioners in Ghana] do a lot with the few facilities available…,’ he said.

He was hopeful with the presentation of the machines, the facility would be able to serve more patients.

Head of the Police Hospital, DSP Dr. Dzamesi Kumashie was very appreciative of the gesture done the healthcare institution and hoped it would go a long way to boost kidney treatment in Ghana.

“These state of the art machines would help boost the treatment as it comes to add to the eight machines we already have and help us treat patients on time…,” he said.

The Police Hospital, he said currently have twenty eight patients who attend dialysis treatment weekly and was confident the features of the new machines would help improve their lot.

The company would also make a donation to the Peace and Love Hospital in Oduom in Kumasi.

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