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Dialysis crisis: Children with kidney problems die in their numbers – Ghana Kidney Association
The President of the Ghana Kidney Association, Prof Sampson Antei has revealed that quite a number of children with kidney challenges die in their numbers on a daily basis.
This, he said is as a result of the cost involved in the treatment of the chronic disease.
According to him, the situation is dire such that “any child who gets to the end stage of kidney disease dies”.
“…I can tell you probably only a third of people with kidney failure were able to initiate dialysis. The majority of them were dying. When it even comes to children, it is rather a pathetic story,” he said.
He made this claim while contributing to Kidney Health Matters on JoyNews on Thursday, October 5, 2023.
Providing statistics to back his assertion, he said “A publication I did earlier in 2012 indicates that the prevalence of children with kidney disease in the hospital was about 4.3 of all kids admitted to hospital facility.”
However “when the person’s kidney fails and the toxins are building up and you are not able to perform dialysis acutely, he will die. But the good thing is that for those with dialysis, it doesn’t take a long time. Probably two weeks the kidney recovers.”
According to him, “In Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, we see every year about 25 to 40 children who come with kidney illness and they all die.”
This remark comes after the passing of a 15-year-old kidney patient receiving dialysis at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital who had requested assistance in an earlier interview with JoyNews.
According to him, most of the cases recorded can be acute and can be recovered when given some time.
The mother of the young girl, Priscilla Asante, revealed that her daughter passed away early Sunday at 1 a.m.
In an interview with JoyNews’ Richard Kwadwo Nyarko, Madam Ruth said that she saw her daughter, Priscilla, bloating on the day of her passing.
She added the doctor had informed her that this was an indication both kidneys of the young girl had failed.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
