Thread by @the_beardedsina

Try and read this.

I'll try and Breakdown how expensive Dialysis and Chronic kidney care is so expensive in Nigeria.

These are rough estimates in Naira and it will get you wondering.
If you have CKD in Nigeria will you survive

Please read and share

Dialysis costs like 50K in a lot of federal facilities (give or take). (Let's exclude 100k outliers for first starters).

private can charge up to 80K
some highbrow hospitals e.g Lagos, Abuja can charge up to 150K per dialysis session

Dialysis is temporary in CKD NOT A CURE

Some people don't know what Dialysis is

Dialysis basically just removes excess wastes from blood ,purifies and returns the blood.

The person is connected to a machine (see pic). Dialysis isn't a permanent solution.

It just buys you time. Till you can get new kidneys in CKD

Ideally a patient needs like 2 to 3 sessions of Dialysis weekly

So- 100K to 150K per week (in a government hospital.
Private - 160k to 240k per week
Highbrow - (300K to 450K per week)

We haven't added antibiotics, antihypertensives, drugs to boost blood. only dialysis!!

Rough estimate in a month

Government hospital -400K to 600K per month
Private- 640K to 960K
Highbrow - 1.2M to 1.8M for dialysis

Drugs vary from drugs for Bp, antibiotics
Erythropoietin to boost blood levels (might need 2 weekly shot
Let's say extra like 400K per week

Kidney transplant cheapest I know is like 40Million. Could be higher

Another problem is getting a right Donor

After a right Donor, since the kidneys are foreign , the body can attack them, you spend money on drugs (immunosuppressants) to make sure no attack on new kidneys

To make sure the body doesn't destroy the kidneys so let's say another extra 2 to 5 M(to keep new kidneys)

So in all, If you want to have good kidney transplant run & live well

Let's budget 10 million extra to keep your new kidneys.
How many Nigerians can afford all these?

I didn't take into cognizance the new rates of all these

since new prices hike has hit the economy.
Now let's ask If an average or middle class Nigerian has a Chronic kidney disease

how many will survive?
In a country that more than 50 percent don't have Health insurance

Some people even get to do transplants after a gofund me.

They later die because they cannot raise money for the immunosuppressants (to prevent the body from fighting) to ensure the kidneys are kept healthy

Are they going to keep asking for crowd funding for every session?

Some people that even get to hospital..because they have to wait for dialysis due to shortage of dialysis machines . They die.

I've seen families sell their properties , borrow money and still lose their loved ones.

Kidney disease impacts on the person, family, loved ones

This is an eye opener that in this economy take your health seriously

Don't gamble with your Health.

Be intentional about your health.
Be intentional about your kidneys. Kidney care is very expensive.

"Supposed 12k" for Dialysis won't scratch the surface for care

The Big question is-

How do I safeguard my Kidneys?

I'd like to add that the kidneys are one of those organs that you can easily protect.

Super easy.
And even if they have problems you can detect ..
So how do I keep my kidney safe?

Drink enough water
Routine health checks
Avoid unnecessary drugs
No to Agbo
No to bleaching creams
Get vaccinated for vaccine preventable disease like Hepatitis B, etc
Healthy diet
Cut Alcohol & smoking
If you're hypertensive or diabetic take your meds

Be intentional