Kidney disease, like many other diseases, is treatable if detected early. Femi Ibitokun survived kidney failure and lives to tell his story. But Ahmed Semiu did not.After that, he had a kidney transplant in India but succumbed to the disease three years after the surgery. Doctors said he died because he could not afford his medications.
Mr Ibitokun was diagnosed with End-Stage Kidney failure in 2010. He told PREMIUM TIMES how the disease was detected by chance. It started with a daily headache which went on for over a month. Mr Ibitokun said it was at the dialysis centre the doctor told him he had End-Stage Kidney Failure and would need to be on regular dialysis or go for a kidney transplant, which is the preferable option.
Being a civil servant, he is on the National Health Insurance Scheme , which covers some of his medical expenses. However, Mr Ibitokun said the NHIS has been of little help to him. “I met some Africans in India who said their governments paid for their kidney transplant and all the treatment. The Nigerian government needs to help people even if it has to do with just dialysis.
According to the World Health Organisation, an estimated 850 million people have kidney disease from various causes. Chronic Kidney Disease causes at least 2.4 million deaths per year and is now the sixth fastest growing cause of death. “We need to raise awareness about the disease. Also, the government needs to step in and intervene in treatment. NHIS needs to cover the cost of treatment for the disease.
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