Dialysis is a procedure to remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys stop working properly. It often involves diverting blood to a machine to be cleaned. Recent findings show that a large percentage of the population in Nigeria and West Africa are plagued with Kidney function issues thereby increasing the need for dialysis treatment.
Medical experts say 100 persons per every million population, that is, at least 20,000 people yearly get to the stage where they need dialysis and or transplant. Some surveys previously reported the prevalence of CKD of 18% in a rural community in South-Western Nigeria. Similar study in the South-East Nigeria found a prevalence of 11.4% in rural, and 11.7% in semi-urban dwellers.
Average life expectancy on dialysis is 5-10 years, however, many patients have lived well on dialysis for 20 or even 30 years. Brightstar Care offers the best dialysis treatment process with the most sophisticated machines at a very subsidized cost to enable even the poor access perfect care.
