Delta govt subsidises dialysis treatment

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Written by Alphousus Agborh, Asaba Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Patients with kidney problems in Delta State can now heave a sigh of relief as the state government has decided to subsidise dialysis treatment.

The action, according to the state governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, was to enable the patients to have treatment twice a week at the State Central Hospital, Warri, where the state of the arts dialysis equipment were installed.

Briefing newsmen in Asaba, on Monday, Dr Uduaghan noted that the patients ought to have treatment twice or thrice a week to stay alive but could not afford the cost.

According to him, 30 million Nigerians were suffering from the disease and hoped that with the facilities in the state, the number would be reduced drastically.

On security challenges, the governor noted the new dimension of crime where banks in rural areas had become targets of robbery attacks.

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