Ghanaian dialysis patients face a dire financial burden, with treatment costs averaging around $800 per month, a sum many cannot afford in a country where basic needs often remain unmet, businessman Seidu Agongo has revealed.
Highlighting the severity of the situation during a donation ceremony at the Ministry of Health in Accra, where he fulfilled a GH¢500,000 (approximately $42,000) pledge to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Agongo said it was this hefty financial burden hovering over dialysis patients that prompted his donation.
Dialysis, a life-sustaining treatment for patients with kidney failure, costs around GH¢700 per session in Ghana.
Most patients require three sessions each week, totalling approximately GH¢8,400 per month. "In a developing country where people struggle to afford food, this is a significant strain," Agongo observed. "That is why I see this programme as one that truly resonates with the grassroots and deserves all our support." Agongo, the founder and CEO of Alive Industries, which operates a dialysis centre, stressed the connection between public health and economic productivity. "As a businessman, my business only flourishes in a healthy environment.
