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Professional dialysis recruitment| 'Early Referral, Subsidized Dialysis Treatment, Key to Managing Kidney Diseases' - The Guardian |
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AS Nigeria join other countries across the globe to mark the World Kidney Day, doctors under the auspices of the National Association of Private and General Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) Amuwo Odofin, Lagos branch in conjunction with Cedar Group Hospital have drawn attention to the prevalent cases of patients with kidney diseases in the country and are advocating for more awareness on the risk factors associated with kidney diseases to prevent many Nigerians from losing their lives. The doctors who converged at the Rockview Hotel in Lagos for a sensitization workshop to commemorate the World Kidney Day, 2015 pointed out that being diagnose with kidney disease is not an automatic death sentence as early referral, subsidized dialysis treatment, waver on importation of drugs, including taking up dialysis treatment for patients among other factors is key to managing patients with kidney diseases. Ads by GoogleChairperson of the Amuwo Odofin zone of AGPMPN and host of the event, Dr Chinwuba Anameje disclose that the workshop has been part of the programme for all the medical practitioners in private practice to upgrade them on what is happening as well as improve them general. He said: " Today is world kidney day and our goal is to update our members to meet up with the current requirements when it comes to the issue of treatment for kidney diseases." According to him, it is quite alarming what the impact of prevalent cases of chronic kidney cases could be for Nigeria stressing that there is need private practitioners and primary health care providers to get adequate information so as to disseminate it to the grassroot. |
