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“It would not be financially feasible for the Ministry of Health to offer a free dialysis service even to poor people,” said Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, yesterday.The Minister was at the time responding to questions from this newspaper relating to the Ministry’s capabilities of setting up a dialysis service,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, which could be accessed by members of the public.In brief comments, the Minister said that the Ministry could not afford to undertake such a task, pointing out that it could only be possible right now “if we stop offering all of the other services we offer at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and offer dialysis treatment alone.”But neither would such a drastic measure be feasible, according to the Minister, who revealed that currently,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, the Ministry is supporting the efforts of the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) to set up such a service.Minister Ramsammy further noted that already, dialysis service is being offered locally by a private entity. He explained that for a single dialysis treatment, a private entity could charge as much as US$175. The Minister noted,NFL Jerseys China, however, that although efforts to bring in the dialysis machines could be affordable it would not be an easy task for the public sector to set up such a system from scratch at the moment.It was highlighted in yesterday’s Peeping Tom’s column of this newspaper that a doctor has brought in three sets of equipment to facilitate dialysis and is yet to receive permission to offer the service.But according to the Minister he is not aware of any such venture, even as he requested that the doctor in question come forward and share the plans of his enterprising endeavour with the Ministry.“I am not aware of this and I say to that doctor come forward, in fact I say come forward to all those who want to offer dialysis service.”Recently this newspaper published an article which highlighted the plight of 38-year-old, Nalinie Shivram, of 65 Mon Repos North, East Coast Demerara.The desperate woman and her husband, Rasheed Mohamed, attempted to gain the attention of President Bharrat Jagdeo and the Heads of Caricom by staging a picket exercise outside of the Chinese Embassy ahead of the opening of the Heads of Government meeting last Thursday.The couple, bearing placards, drew attention to the fact that Nalinie was dying from renal failure.The visibly swollen woman had related to this newspaper that she had sold all that she had,Cheap Jerseys Authentic, including her home,Wholesale China Jerseys, in order to pay for dialysis treatment. According to her, she only has one pair of earrings as her worldly possession.According to Nalinie, she is required to undergo dialysis at least three times a week but has not been able to do so as she has no funds to pay for the service,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, adding that she even owes for the last treatment she received.She said that assistance was afforded her in the past in the form of payment for some treatment from some members of the business community and the Ministry of Health, but noted that she has run out of assistance.But according to Minister Ramsammy, yesterday, the Ministry assisted the woman with payment for 20 treatments, adding that the Ministry does not have the capacity to continue assisting persons all the time. |
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