{"id":24958,"date":"2024-12-10T17:27:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T17:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24958"},"modified":"2024-12-10T17:27:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T17:27:23","slug":"patients-praise-dialysis-support-programme-for-lifesaving-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/patients-praise-dialysis-support-programme-for-lifesaving-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Patients Praise Dialysis Support Programme for Lifesaving Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>November 15, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government&#8217;s Dialysis Support Programme has been instrumental in improving the accessibility of dialysis treatment across Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By extending services to Regions 2, 4, 6, and 10, the program has reduced the need for patients to travel to Georgetown for treatment, making life-saving care more accessible to individuals in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each dialysis patient is eligible for up to $600,000 per year in government funding, easing the financial burden of regular dialysis treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fernaz Haniff, one of the beneficiaries, shared her experience, explaining the challenges she faced before receiving the support and how the program has helped her continue her treatment while awaiting a possible transplant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edward Norton, another recipient, shared how he first discovered his need for dialysis after suffering from frequent illnesses while working in the bush. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a delay in receiving treatment, he is now able to access dialysis regularly thanks to the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched in the 2023 budget with an allocation of $863 million, the Dialysis Support Programme continues to offer critical assistance to those in need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals requiring support can contact the Ministry&#8217;s Medical Treatment Department at 225-0113 for more information on how to access financial aid for dialysis treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 15, 2024 The government&#8217;s Dialysis Support Programme has been instrumental in improving the accessibility of dialysis treatment across Guyana. By extending services to Regions 2, 4, 6, and 10,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24958"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24959,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24958\/revisions\/24959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}