World Kidney Day, COVID-19 pandemic, others dominate health stories last week
World Kidney Day was commemorated on March 11 to raise awareness on the need for identifying kidney disease as a significant public health problem. 4 min read
Countries around the globe have commenced vaccination of their citizens against the COVID-19 virus which has infected over 120 million people globally.
Meanwhile, there are growing safety concerns about the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, which is important especially to the COVAX arrangement, the UN-backed facility that promises access to vaccines for up to 20 per cent of participating countries’ population.
About four European countries have suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines citing blood clotting difficulties and a death suspected to be from its usage.
Kidney Disease: Late detection, high cost hinder treatment for affected Nigerians
The cost of each kidney dialysis session is N23,000 at the Garki hospital. 5 min read
After undergoing dialysis on Thursday at the Garki general hospital in Abuja, Dannuma Tadi, a retired army officer, said he was already thinking of where to get money for the next one.
The cost of each dialysis session is N23,000 at the hospital and Mr Tadi needs at least two treatments each week to keep his system filtered and running.
Mr Tadi, 64, has been battling high blood pressure and diabetes for nearly 30 years. Two years ago, he was diagnosed with end-stage (stage 5) kidney disease.