Officials at NKC said that the government has to provide over Rs 30 million to the center for the free dialysis service it has provided to the renal patients.
NKC is the largest dialysis center in the country from which over 400 people have been receiving free dialysis services. "We are not in a position to continue free service. If the government does not release grant immediately, we would be compelled to stop the service," Dr Rishi Kumar Kafley, executive director at NKC, said. He said that the center has not been able to pay the money it owes to companies that supply dialysis kits and medicines.
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According to Dr Kafley, the government has stopped making reimbursements since the last four months. He said that a lot of people would die if they are not provided free services. "The government should understand the seriousness of the issue," said Dr Kafley.
Several hospitals, including the NKC, have been providing dialysis service to renal patients free of cost after the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) promised to reimburse the charges.
The government allocates Rs 560,000 to each kidney patient so that they can receive free dialysis service for a year.
Each year more than 3,000 people suffer from renal failure and over 90 percent of them die within a few months. Doctors said that sedentary lifestyle and change in the eating habits are the main causes of renal problems. It is estimated that about three million people have been suffering from some kind of renal problems in the country.
