Abas Akinyemi, a 48-year-old man diagnosed with End Stage Kidney Disease, is appealing for financial support to the tune of N35 million to undergo a kidney transplant. Mr Akinyemi currently receives dialysis twice weekly and needs to continue this therapy to stay alive until he can get a kidney transplant. According to a medical note from the General Hospital Odan, Lagos, signed by the Consultant Physician/Nephrologist, identified simply as S Alagbe, the total monthly cost for “haemodialysis and adjuvant treatment is N500,000 while the cost of kidney transplant ranges between N10 to N18 million.
” However, to secure a donor, Mr Akinyemi’s family is targeting at least N35 million, noting that the unstable foreign exchange rate has complicated the situation. A longstanding friend of the patient, Olalekan Oladapo, a lawyer, thanked many Nigerians who he said have continued to show their support in the efforts towards rescuing Mr Akinyemi, a former student’s union leader at the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State. Mr Akinyemi was a Regional Manager at Deekay Nigeria Limited, an Indian firm that manufactures and distributes tyres, before he resigned for medical reasons.
He subsequently got a new job after he regained his health, but he started developing complications that led to his current state. PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you.