Over 90% of Ghanaian kidney failure patients not on dialysis - Adomonline.com

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”.

To put it simply, only 38.8 out of every 1 million Ghanaians are receiving dialysis treatment.

However, the current number of patients receiving dialysis is 1,195.

The quality of dialysis care in Ghana is also under threat

The shortage of nephrologists directly impacts the quality of care, with 57.5% of dialysis centres in Ghana lacking a resident or visiting nephrologist

Adding to the crisis is the exorbitant cost of dialysis treatment in Ghana

The mean cost per dialysis session is a daunting $53.9