Dialysis patients in Ghana’s Bono Region are expected to receive improved treatment following the donation of two dialysis machines to the Sunyani Teaching Hospital by the Ghana Medical Trust Fund.
The new equipment is intended to enhance access to dialysis care, particularly for patients suffering from infectious diseases alongside kidney complications.
Until now, the hospital operated with only three dialysis machines, which were largely unavailable to patients with infectious conditions.
As a result, many critically ill patients were compelled to travel long distances, often twice a week, to facilities such as Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital or hospitals in Berekum in search of dialysis treatment.
Administrator of the Fund, Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, said the intervention reflects the core purpose of the Trust Fund, which is to remove barriers preventing Ghanaians from accessing critical healthcare. She noted that the Fund, popularly known as Mahama Cares, moved quickly to respond after learning about the hospital’s needs, with support from HealthTeach Ghana which donated dialysis machines to the Fund.
Chief Executive Officer of the Sunyani Teaching Hospital, Dr Cardinal Newton, described the donation as timely and life-saving, noting that the new machines will allow the hospital to treat infectious dialysis patients locally rather than forcing them to travel long distances for care.
The Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, who received the machines on behalf of the region, commended the Fund for fulfilling its promise after assessing the hospital’s needs, expressing optimism that the intervention would help save lives and restore hope to patients and families battling kidney disease in the region.