adminHealth and Child Welfare permanent secretary Dr Gerald Gwinji said that haemodialysis would come at a minimal charge for the renal patients, depending on individual capacity to pay. He said more dialysis machines would be procured soon and installed in other public health institutions. The machines cost the Government US$1,4 million.
“We recognise that services available for dialysis do not satisfy the actual need for renal patients and that the costs are prohibitive to some patients,” Dr Gwinji said.
Government institutions are charging US$150 per session of dialysis, while private institutions charge an average of US$300 when a patient is required to make two visits to the hospital per week for two four hour sessions.
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