Shortage of Hemodialysis kits kills 2 in the North West region

Two patients suffering from kidney malfunction are reported dead at the Bamenda Regional Hospital following a shortage of Hemodialysis kits. The director of the dialysis Centre affirmed that the deaths occured as a result of the shortage of dialysis machines used by patients suffering from kidney malfunctions. The hospital is presently left with two kits to be shared by 72 patients. Six out of eight kits that have been serving the needs of these patients are all damaged.

As a result of this, patients suffering from kidney failure are presently worried as their conditions might become worsen given that just two kits are left for 72 of them. This according to health experts implies that the time interval will have to increase – risky for some whose names are far behind the list. 

Hemodialysis according to health experts, is a method used in removing waste products such as faeses, urine and extra fluid, from patients which build up in the blood when the kidneys are no longer functioning. As such, people with kidney failure need dialysis (since they cannot naturally send out waste), or a kidney transplant to stay alive.