GhanaWeb Feature by Joycelyn Kyei-Baffuor Chronic kidney disease, which refers to the gradual loss of kidney function, has emerged as health concern globally, and Ghana is no exception.
Experts have warned of the surge in cases particularly among the youth, with many unable to afford the huge costs of treatments, particularly the costs of dialysis, a life-saving treatment for people with kidney failure.
According to nephrologist and Senior Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Medical Sciences, Dr Elliot Koranteng Tannor, diabetes and hypertension have been identified as primary drivers behind the alarming trend.
He explained that non-communicable diseases have recently emerged as the leading cause of deaths in the country. "It is very important that we realise now that what is killing us nowadays are not the infections anymore.
