By Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo
Vision Newspapers had a huge reaction from our readers about the piece the CMD wrote to update the public on the concerted effort Ugboaja and his team are making towards addressing the issues associated with renal disease holistically.
Vision Newspapers asked the CMD to explain why is it necessary to designate a day to remember the kidney?
Dr. Ugboaja responded that the World Kidney Day was a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF).
According to the ISN and IFKF, “World Kidney Day is a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys.”
It is a yearly event that each country or region, state, or institution may key into in order to participate in slowing the proliferation of Kidney issues effectively.
It is on that premise that ISN and IFKF explain that every year, various events take place across the globe. ISN and IFKF maintain that across the globe, “many hundred events take place from public screenings in Argentina to Zumba marathons in Malaysia. We do it all to create awareness. Awareness about preventive behaviors, awareness about risk factors, and awareness about how to live with a kidney disease. We do this because we want kidney health for all.”.
“It was within the context of the universal effort to manage the ailment that I took time to inform the public where we are in the fight,” Dr. Ugboaja explained.
Vision Newspapers, as a result of this, reproduces the CMD’s piece for its audience.
On this year’s WKD 2022, It’s my pleasure to salute everyone involved in improving renal care among our people.
As we are aware, Chronic Renal diseases affect 10% of the global population and Kidney disease related mortality and morbidity continues to increase annually and projected to be the 5th leading cause of death by the year 2024.
Therefore, there is need for a concerted,,,, by all the relevant stakeholders in health especially the health policy makers towards reducing the incidence of, and the mortality and morbidity arising from Kidney diseases. There is also a great need to mobilize and sensitize the public on the strategies and means of protecting the kidneys.
In our strategic approach towards establishing our hospital as a Regional center for Renal care, we had upgraded and modernize our Renal center with the acquisition of 10 brand new, ultramodern dialysis machines and a new Reverse Osmosis Water treatment machine. The center is powered by a brand new 100KVA generator.
But the Mainstay of our plan for a Regional Renal center of Excellence with capacity for intervention nephrology including Renal transplant is the new ultramodern Renal center being constructed at the Permanent site of the hospital. This facility which has reached 50% completion has a space for 40 dialysis machines in 3 sections; Intensive Care Unit, Procedure rooms, Private dialysis suites as well as as 3 Reverse Osmosis water treatment machines. Our objective is to make NAUTH a hub for dialysis care as well as other Renal care services.
Once again, I sincerely thank everyone who has been patnering with us to improve and standardize our Renal care services. I thank In a special way all the people looking after our Renal patients in our Renal center.
I pray God to continue to bless the works of our hands so that through our services, our patients will always receive cure and succour.
Once again, I thank you all for all you are doing for humanity. May God bless and prosper us in Jesus name, Amen!
Dr Ugboaja Joseph O
Chief Medical Director,
NAUTH Nnewi.