There’s a rising variety of younger individuals with hypertension and diabetes within the nation, the Chief Government Officer of the College of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), Dr Kwame Anim-Boamah, has stated.
He stated a number of the sufferers had been both non-compliant or not on any remedy, making it the primary reason behind finish stage renal illness. Dr Anim-Boamah, who was chatting with the Each day Graphic in an interview in Accra, attributed the growing instances to abuse of natural and over-the-counter medicines, amongst others.
Kidney transplant
In a associated growth, the UGMC is to carry out a further two kidney transplants this month after efficiently performing six related operations final month. The sufferers who’re all Ghanaians, had been made up of two males and 4 females aged between 25 and 54.
The Head of the Urology Division of UGMC, Dr Emmanuel Asante, stated the procedures had been carried out seamlessly, explaining that limitations and challenges had been overcome by a decided group who made it doable for the procedures to go on easily, showcasing the centre’s capabilities in complicated surgical interventions and post-operative care.
In a press release, Dr Anim-Boamah stated the profitable completion of the primary set of six kidney transplants underscored the centre’s dedication to pushing boundaries, attaining medical excellence, and enhancing the lives of sufferers by cutting-edge interventions and compassionate care.
He stated the UGMC appeared ahead to persevering with its mission of advancing healthcare requirements and modern practices within the area of transplantation. For her half, the Media Affairs Supervisor of UGMC, Barbara Owusu-Hemeng, stated a lot of the donors for the primary six sufferers had been their shut members of the family or acquaintances.
She stated the centre was at present doing solely dwelling donor transplants as “we don’t at present have a financial institution for organs”. The supervisor stated the typical price of a kidney transplant on the centre was at present $25,000, including that they had been working in direction of lowering the price for the typical citizen.
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