Upper West gets GH₵4 million expanded renal care unit

The expanded dialysis unit is expected to strengthen healthcare services in the Upper West Region and improve access to life-saving treatment for patients living with kidney disease.

Alban Bagbin (2nd from left) and other dignitaries in one of the wards during the commissioning The Upper West Regional Hospital has received a GH₵4 million expanded renal care unit to reduce the burden on patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).

The Board Director of SHEILD, Dr Sylvia Anie, noted that the expanded facility would significantly reduce the burden on kidney patients in the Upper West Region who previously had to travel outside the region for dialysis treatment.