The management of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has issued a renewed appeal for more dialysis machines amid a critical shortage impacting its service delivery. As the sole government hospital with a dialysis centre in the Ashanti Region, KATH urgently needs [specific number] additional dialysis machines to meet the increasing demand for dialysis treatment. Kwame Frimpong, the hospital’s Public Relations Officer, disclosed that three of the seven dialysis machines currently used were purchased with internally generated funds.
The hospital’s other operational demands exacerbate this financial strain. The appeal for additional machines comes from the Ministry of Health’s acquisition of 30 new dialysis machines for the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. “We do not have enough.
We are the only government institution in this part of the country with a dialysis centre, and there is considerable pressure on the machines we have. We’ve bought three new machines and repaired two old ones using our internally generated funds. We’ve also received a promise of two machines from the Ghana Airport Company Limited,” Frimpong said.
He emphasized the unsustainable nature of relying on internally generated funds for such essential equipment. He called on the government to provide the necessary support to meet the hospital’s needs and ensure we can continue to provide the quality service our patients deserve. The appeal for more dialysis machines is part of a broader call for ur.