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BY: Kweku Zurek
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The JaneSarf Development Organization is appealing to the public to donate towards the treatment of Philipa Owusua, a 25-year-old woman who is in a severe condition after being diagnosed with Congestive Cardiac Failure and kidney disease.
The NGO in a statement said GHS6,600 was needed to get Ms Owusua the required treatment. We humbly seek for your kind support. Any amount possible to give her a more comfortable life even though it is not curable but a lot of management needs to be done which requires financial support. Estimated amount of GHC 6,600.00 is required that will go a long way in getting the needed treatment . Your GHC1 or any amount will go a long way to save Philipa Owusua, the statement said.
March 14, 2021
Hakim Hayat
Kidney disease presents a significant challenge to the Government of Brunei Darussalam, especially the Ministry of Health (MoH), said Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar during the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to outsource public haemodialysis services to Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC) yesterday.
Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham said that by the end of last year, the number of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients in Brunei had risen to 881, of which 85 per cent (752) were on haemodialysis, adding that the figures will continue to rise.
He said the MoH is facing a significant number of people requiring renal replacement therapy which is complex and costly, at approximately BND25,000-BND35,000 per year per patient, just for dialysis alone. “Given the increasing demand and significant costs, it is easy to see that kidney disease presents a significant challenge for the MoH,” he said.
March 11, 2021
Azlan Othman
The number of kidney patients is increasing yearly. According to statistics from the Department of Renal Services, Ministry of Health (MoH) at the end of last year, 3,000 patients under the care of the Chronic Kidney Disease Clinic were at a ‘serious’ level across the four districts. This does not include the 881 patients with end-stage renal disease, requiring kidney replacement therapy treatment.
This was highlighted by Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar in a message to mark World Kidney Day 2021.
“One in 10 people worldwide suffer from chronic kidney disease, meaning an estimated 10 per cent (or 40,000 people) of the Sultanate’s total population suffers from chronic kidney disease.
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