We’re hopeful we can resume operations next week – Korle Bu Dialysis center

The Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have announced that their dialysis center will be opened next week.

This according to the hospital is as a result of their ability to procure consumables for the center.

A statement from the hospital said “The hospital it has secured a significant quantity of essential consumables for dialysis, which is currently being processed for delivery to Korle Bu from the Tema Port”.

“The Ghana Revenue Authority and Ghana Supply Company are providing vital support to expedite this clearance on an emergency basis to ensure that we continue to deliver top-notch care to our valued patients.

“As a result, we anticipate that the outpatient section of our Dialysis Centre will return to full operations early next week,” the statement said.

“While we had initially hoped to have these supplies cleared from the port two weeks ago, procedural lapses and documentation issues on the part of the shipping line unfortunately caused a delay in the clearance.

“During this period, we temporarily shifted dialysis operations and had some of the patients dialyzed at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to minimize disruption and inconvenience to patients,” Management explained.

It added that “We are working diligently to resolve the clearance process over the weekend, and we are optimistic that normal services will resume promptly. We sincerely apologize to our patients and clients for any inconvenience this situation may have caused and wish to express our gratitude for their restraint and understanding.

The Management assured that “To prevent future shortages, improve our service delivery and cost efficiency, the Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, has procured 30 additional dialysis machines with a year’s supply of consumables, for Korle Bu.

There were earlier reports of the center been shutdown due to the lack of consumables.

This shutdown according to patients had a great toll on their health as they could not access the healthcare they needed.

Meanwhile, the Health Insurance Scheme has this year provided some form of relief for kidney patients across the country.

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