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Two kidney transplants in new year
… new dialysis centres to be opened
In the first quarter of the coming year, two more kidney transplants are to be conducted in Guyana. At a press conference held yesterday at the Ministry of Health, Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said that the doctors have already made their preparations; testing has been completed, and the persons are now being brought together.
Dr. Leslie Ramsammy
The first kidney transplant was done in Guyana in July, and it was deemed successful. Munesh Mangal, 18, of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, who had for many years suffered from renal failure, received a kidney from his mother, 41-year-old Leelkumarie Nirananjan Mangal.
And Minister Ramsammy said that two new dialysis centres will be introduced in 2009, which will significantly reduce the burden on the 5G Dialysis Centre.
One of the new centres will be opened next month, and the other, which would be run by the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG), will come on stream not much later.
According to Dr. Ramsammy, with the introduction of these dialysis centres, it will be cheaper by half for people to access dialysis.
“So that will make dialysis more comprehensively available in Guyana…At the moment, virtually everyone who goes to 5G needs to seek our help,” Dr Ramsammy said.
However, although there will be two additional centres in the country, it will still not significantly reduce the number of people going overseas for transplants.
The ministry will be spending some $100 million on the medical assistance programme which helps persons to get medical care, some of which is not available in the public health system. How many of these medical interventions are now being offered in Guyana?
Dr Ramsammy explained that some of the money will now be spent in Guyana.
Previously, all the money was spent predominantly on persons seeking medical attention abroad.
According to Minister Ramsammy, heart conditions are the number one reason why persons seek assistance overseas. He explained that, of the $100 million, 27 percent went to people with heart diseases. A further 13 percent went to cancer victims.
Money also goes to treating kidney diseases, surgery, dialysis and transplants.
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