Sibu Kidney Foundation seeks to expand dialysis stations
SIBU: The Sibu Kidney Foundation (SKF), a non-profit organisation, is looking to add more dialysis stations to cater to the increasing number of patients. Chairman Temenggong Datuk Vincent Lau said that they are applying to the authorities to add nine more dialysis stations. “With that, we can cater to 96 patients over two shifts. However, […]
Not enough dialysis machines
KUCHING: Sarawak is still short of haemodialysis (HD) machines to cater for kidney patients in the state, said Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. “Throughout Malaysia, we have 44,136 kidney patients on dialysis with about 8,000 new patients every year. “In Sarawak, we have 3,544 on dialysis with about 500 […]
Bintulu Hospital has enough dialysis machines for Hepatitis B patients
KUALA LUMPUR: There is a sufficient number of haemodialysis machines to meet the needs of Hepatitis B patients at the Bintulu Hospital in Sarawak, said Deputy Health Minister I Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali. He said there were currently 24 haemodialysis machines at the hospital with two of them reserved for Hepatitis B patients capable […]
