By The Renal Patients Association of Ghana has raised alarm over the recent spike in dialysis expenses, surging from GH¢380 to GH¢491.
This surge comes after the association previously opposed a similar upward adjustment in costs earlier this year.
Members of the association express deep concern that this latest increase will further burden patients who are already grappling with managing previous bills.
Major Baffour Kojo Ahenkorah, spokesperson for the association, has appealed to philanthropic organizations to intervene and support patients while they await Parliament’s reconvening on Friday to address the hike.
“It is going to affect us big time. One, we don’t even have the GH¢380, and people have stopped coming. I mean, they are not able to do their normal regular two or three sessions. And now if you move it to GH¢491, what is going to happen? Four or five people could not do their dialysis and they went home because they didn’t have the money so it is a big challenge to us. We just don’t know what to do now. We are being told that the new price is coming from Parliament. And because Parliament is on recess, we are waiting for them to resume, but we learned they are coming Friday for a sitting, so we are trying to get the Parliamentary Select Committee from the House to have a discussion with them, and then we will see the way forward. But before then, we are appealing to all organizations to support us because we cannot foot the bill.”
