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No fewer than 200 patients benefit from Borno\u2019s free kidney dialyses monthly.<\/div>\n
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Dr Garga Adama, Head of Department, Internal Medicine, at the State Specialist Hospital<\/strong><\/a> where the dialyses take place, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Monday.<\/p>\n

Garga stated that Gov. Babagana Zulum instituted the free dialysis programme two years ago following an upsurge of kidney diseases in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we started two and half years ago with 10 machines, we were doing an average of 40 sessions per week, but now we do more than 90 sessions per week; that is 360 sessions per month.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no discrimination. You don\u2019t have to be an indigene of Borno to benefit.<\/p>\n

\u201cDialysis costs about N40,000 per session and many patients need to do two sessions per week, meaning if a patient is to pay he has to spend about N360,000 monthly to survive,\u2019\u2019 Garga said.<\/p>\n

He expressed regret, however, that inflation in the cost of materials was affecting government\u2019s funding which used to cover 240 to 300 sessions monthly.<\/p>\n

Garga urged Gov. Zulum to increase the funding for sustenance of the programme as the number of patients was on the rise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also urge philanthropists and organisations like the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) and many of the national and international health organisations intervening in the health sector in Borno to support the programme,\u2019\u2019 Garga pleaded.<\/p>\n

He advised members of the public to observe healthy lifestyles and to desist from self-medication and the consumption of hard drugs and some local concoctions that could affect the kidney.<\/p>\n

Garga also advised on the need to take more fluid in places like Borno that has hot weather as it helps to clear toxins from the kidney.<\/p>\n

One of the beneficiaries of the free dialysis, Bitrus, said he started enjoying the programme since July.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thank God and all those involved in making this life-saving programme a reality.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also call for support from well-to-do people and organisations for the programme so that it can cover drugs as I spend not less than N20,000 weekly on drugs,\u2019\u2019 Bitrus said.<\/p>\n

Another beneficiary, Hauwa, also urged for more\u00a0support for the programme from philanthropists to cover drugs even if it is at the level of subsidy.<\/p>\n

A third beneficiary, Ibrahim, also solicited for support to subsidise cost of drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernment will do better-spending billions subsidising healthcare delivery instead of spending same on fuel subsidy,\u2019\u2019 Ibrahim argued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No fewer than 200 patients benefit from Borno\u2019s free kidney dialyses monthly. Dr Garga Adama, Head of Department, Internal Medicine, at the State Specialist Hospital where the dialyses take place, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Monday. Garga stated that Gov. 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