Cases of kidney diseases are on the increase, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dr Dominic Kumashie, the Medical Doctor in-charge of Police Hospital’s Dialysis Centre, said on Thursday. He said in 2013 alone, the Centre recorded 1000 cases while 2014 recorded 2000 cases, representing a 100 per cent increment. DSP Dr Kumashie was speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency after the Enterprise Insurance and D-Med Health Care Limited made donations to the Centre to mark the World Kidney Day. The theme for this year is: “Kidney Health For All”. Enterprise Insurance presented a cheque for GH¢67,600 to cover the cost of one dialysis machine while D-Med Health Care Limited donated two dialysis machines to the Police Hospital Dialysis Centre. The donation was spearheaded by Health Education On Wheel (HEOW), a Non-Governmental Organisation in the health sector. The HEOW and the Police Administration went into Public Private Partnership four years ago, leading to the establishment of the Centre. Under the partnership, the Police Administration provided the space and staff for the facility while the HEOW provided the machines and consumables for treatment. Dr Kumashie said a study conducted in the Accra Metropolis indicated that almost 50 percent of people with hypertension and diabetes had kidney problems. He noted that in 2007, one out of 10 hypertensive patients had a read more
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