Lagos Govt debunks report of one functional dialysis machine at Alimosho Hospital

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has refuted reports circulating online claiming that lone 1 dialysis instrumentality is functional astatine the Alimosho General Hospital, Igando.

Abayomi said the hospital’s Dialysis Centre presently has 8 operational machines, with six dedicated to wide dialysis patients and the remaining 2 designated for patients surviving with HIV oregon hepatitis.

The commissioner, successful a connection on Monday, explained that the statement was adopted successful accordance with corruption prevention and power guidelines.

“The Dialysis Centre astatine Alimosho General Hospital, Igando has 8 dialysis machines, and each 8 are working,” Abayomi said.

He disclosed that dialysis attraction astatine the installation begins from 6am and continues until the last diligent scheduled for attraction has been attended to, with services sometimes extending to midnight.

“We tally up to 200 dialysis sessions each month, supported by a dedicated standby generator,” helium said.

According to the commissioner, the extended operating docket is intended to guarantee that patients who necessitate dialysis are not denied entree to treatment.

He added that resid...