Pls read article Good news dialysis is free. http://postcourier.com.pg/first-kind-kidney-dialysis-png/
May 19, 2017
BY GRACE AUKA SALMANG
For the first time in Papua New Guinea, there will be a kidney dialysis centre that will enable many Papua New Guineans to undergo treatment for renal diseases free of charge.
Founder and Chairman of PNG Kidney Foundation (PNGKF), Mr Martin Poh revealed that currently there is no protocol of treatment for renal diseases in PNG and that the cost of accessing kidney haemodialysis treatment per month amounts to thousands of Kina.
He said this when PNGKF paid a courtesy call to the Governor General His Excellency (H.E) Mr Bob Dadae on Friday (19 May) at the Government House.
According to the PNGKF, the Centre is located at the Kennedy Estate in the nation’s capital at Seven Mile and is still under construction with almost 80 percent completed.
Through various fundraising activities and support from private and business houses, the Foundation has been able to purchase land at Seven Mile in Port Moresby and will soon complete construction of PNGKF Dialysis Centre with 10 dialysis machines.
Mr Poh said the Foundation hopes to establish dialysis centers throughout the country so more people can have access to the services offered.
Mr Dadae has commended the PNGKF for its effort in establishing a kidney dialysis centre in PNG.
The PNGKF was established in 2009 and has since operated two, 166 sessions of dialysis to more than 30 kidney failure patients.
Since its establishment, the Foundation has sponsored overseas training for local nurses and doctors on the operation and treatment of patients using dialysis machines.
According to Mr Poh, local doctors will also undergo further training in kidney transplant so that kidney transplant operations can be performed in country thereby minimizing considerably the costs of accessing such treatment overseas.
Mr Dadae who is now Patron of the PNGKF acknowledged the Foundation for this initiative which he said will enable many Papua New Guineans with renal disease to seek treatment at an affordable cost.