By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
A 46 years old kidney patient at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Tijjani Lawan has begged Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum and other privileged individuals to assist and pay his medical bills for kidney transplant.
Mr. Lawan made the appeal in a medical letter address to the Governor Zulum through the Commissioner of Health signed by the Consultant Nephrologist and Chairman Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) Professor Ibrahim Summate and M B Sandabe respectively.
The letter reads, “The above named is a patient under our care. He is known Hypertensive Diagnosed with End stage renal disease (ESRSD) undergoing hemodialysis treatment. Hemodialysis is an expensive medical treatment and confers only temporary relief symptoms and sign, and unfortunately has to continues as a life treatment except those that had kidney transplant surgery.”
The hospital said, “Kidney transplant offers a life long solution and better quality of life and it costs almost Fifteen million naira (N15 million) only. I therefore recommend kidney transplant for the patient.
“You may wish to assist him Sir, to have the kidney transplant surgery done, ” the hospital solicited.
Meanwhile, in a brief chat with newsmen at his hospital bed, Mohammed pleaded with the governor and other privileged individuals to help him by paying the bills to enable him undergoes the surgery transplant.
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