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    15 new dialysis stations to be established by year-end – Pres. Ali

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    15 new dialysis stations to be established by year-end – Pres. Ali

    A total of 15 new dialysis stations will come into operation in the public healthcare system before the end of the year.

    This was announced by President Dr Irfaan Ali on Tuesday during his first press conference during his second term in office.

    He said the stations will be established in Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10.

    According to President Ali, this decision was made after it was brought to his attention that there is need for more stations across the country during the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) manifesto consultations ahead of the recently-concluded September 1 General and Regional Elections.

    Since 2020, the Government of Guyana has been providing annual cash grants of $600,000 to each citizen requiring haemodialysis treatment.

    According to the Ministry of Health, this initiative has significantly increased accessibility to dialysis treatment, with 63 patients benefiting in 2020 and then 129 in 2021. In 2022, some 326 benefitted and that number drastically increased to 428 in 2023.

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