Parliamentary Committee describes increase in dialysis treatment price as error

The Subsidiary Legislation Committee in Parliament has described the recent increase in dialysis treatment costs as an error.

The price for a single dialysis session at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital had unexpectedly risen from GH¢380 to GH¢491, causing concern among patients reliant on this essential treatment.

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, referred the price increase to the Subsidiary Legislation Committee,

Read full articlesuggesting a stakeholder engagement to find a solution. The Speaker expressed confidence that discussions with relevant agencies would lead to an amicable resolution of the dialysis pricing issue.

During a parliamentary session addressing these concerns, Dr. Dominic Ayine, chairman of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, confirmed that the price hike was indeed a mistake. He assured that steps would be taken to rectify the error.

“I told them that there were a lot of errors. Time had run out on us and therefore they should bring an addendum for us to correct the errors, including this issue of dialysis. I told the MP for Joaboso, Mintah Akandoh that this was where we were with the issue,” Dr. Ayine explained.

“There are a number of them and Abena Osei said they were preparing to bring an addendum to parliament so we correct those errors,” he added.