The AGA Health Foundation is the main referral hospital in the entire Adansi traditional area which covers five administrative districts and Municipalities in the Ashanti region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The figure constitutes about 20 percent of the facility\u2019s yearly admissions thereby giving the Management a serious cause to worry about the prevalence of kidney diseases within its catchment area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Incidentally, it is estimated that only one out of every 10 persons in the enclave is aware of his or her kidney health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Health Physician Specialist at the AGA Health Foundation, Dr. Suleimana Swabil disclosed this at Anyinam in the Obuasi Municipality at a Mini Clinic to mark this year\u2019s \u2018World Kidney Day\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Most often, we tend to forget them. But, kidneys’ role in maintaining is nothing short of extraordinary. Our kidneys help filter over 50 gallons of blood every single day. The kidneys work every second, every minute, every hour in 24 hours in seven days. It does this and removes toxins, it balances our body’s fluid.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n “In AGA Health Foundation, 2 out of 10 persons admitted to the medical wards have chronic kidney diseases, that is about 340 of our patients in a year, have one form of chronic kidney diseases. However, there’s good news. The good news is that when we go for regular screening, we watch our lifestyle, we reduce our alcohol intake, we reduce how often we take certain medications, especially pain killers, we exercise frequently, we eat a well balanced diet, we quit smoking, we avoid sedentary lifestyle, we take our health into our own hands are some of the ways of preventing kidney diseases”, the Physician Specialist advised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Mini Clinic was an improvised hospital brought to the doorstep of the people of Anyinam and the nearby communities in the Obuasi Municipality of the Ashanti region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It aimed at encouraging the people to check their health status while making primary healthcare easily accessible and affordable as it was provided at no monetary cost to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even though the people were provided various care including eye, dental, X-ray, HIV and AIDS, with pharmaceutical services to cater for ailment such as malaria, the focus was on screening for kidney health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This service, which was very well patronized by the health seekers, involved hypertension, blood sugar and urine analysis to determine the health status of the patrons\u2019 kidneys with those diagnosed of the disease referred to the AGA Health Foundation for further treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Mini Clinic organized by Anglogold Ashanti in partnership with the Ghana Health Service, the Otumfuo Osei Tutu Foundation among other organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Superintendent, Stakeholder and Land Management of Anglogold Ashanti, Emmanuel Massey, reading an address on behalf of the Community Relations Manager, disclosed that, the Obuase Mine is committed to turning the catchment communities into healthy and thriving ones with impactful health programmes, policies and projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “At Anglogold Ashanti, our purpose is to mine to empower people and advance societies. One way we contribute to this mission is through the initiatives under our 10-year socio-economic development plan, which seeks to among other things, improves access to quality healthcare services and delivery within our host communities”, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An Assistant Director at the Obuasi Municipal Assembly, Henry Yeboah, citing the untimely death of his former schoolmate from kidney failure, advised the people to take their health serious and seek periodic checkup for early detection of problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First commemorated in 2006, World Kidney Day, as a joint initiative of the International Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundation, is a global health awareness campaign that causes public education about the importance of kidney health, the causes of kidney diseases, impacts on the individual, families and society as well as preventive measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-13-at-8.24.12-PM.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1\")
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