The Bauchi state House of Assembly has urged the state government to establish more dialysis centers that will attend to patients at subsidized rates.
Mr. Yusuf Bako, member representing Pali constituency in Alkaleri local government area, made the call at a plenary on Tuesday in Bauchi.
He called on the state government to establish two additional dialysis centers in the Northern and Central senatorial districts of the state, to increase access to services and alleviate pains of people suffering from kidney ailments, as there is only one center in the state which is at the specialist hospital, Bauchi,” he said.
He noted that the treatment through dialysis is expensive and that there are numerous and increasing cases of kidney cases that need treatment with dialysis machines.
“That is why we are appealing to the state government to establish more centers for the citizens,” he said.
Bako also urged Government and relevant agencies to increase awareness campaigns in the media on prevalence of dialysis diseases among the citizens.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Dialysis Center is a place where a procedure is done to remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood when the kidney stops working properly. Blood is therefore diverted to a machine to be cleaned.
After much deliberations by members, including the Speaker, Abubakar Sulaiman, the lawmakers unanimously voted for the establishment of more dialysis centers considering the magnitude of related ailments.
The house also agreed that the government should subsidize dialysis treatment for citizens of the state.
The speaker directed the clerk of the house to transmit the message to the state government for action.
Meanwhile, Mr. Tukur Ibrahim, member, representing Toro, Jammaa constituency in Toro Local government area, called for the establishment of tertiary institutions in Toro Local government.
He said Toro which is wide and large with a dense population without a tertiary institution is affecting the learning process of the youths in the area.
According to him, Toro people are eager to be educated, but the absence of an institution of higher learning is affecting the Society because of traveling long distances.
“By the time the government would establish one higher institution or establish a campus because of proximity, the enrollment of youths would increase,” Ibrahim said.
Speaker Sulaiman directed the motion to the education committee to deliberate and come up with a report.
The house adjourned sitting to Tuesday, November 2, 2021. (NAN).
