tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post4945007172603121320..comments2023-09-19T05:50:03.130-04:00Comments on Renal Fellow Network: Dialysis care in BangladeshGearoid McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08049723797363526138noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-12545666046359163682017-01-14T16:04:55.640-05:002017-01-14T16:04:55.640-05:00I can tell a little bit from my personal experienc...I can tell a little bit from my personal experience about the condition of dialysis in Dhaka. My father does dialysis in a private hospital (Square Hospital), 2 times a week. It costs BDT 4950 (CAD $80) for each treatment. You have to add medicines, erythropotein injection, transport etc. and it is easily $1500 per month. I work in Canada and try to help as much as possible, still we are struggling to keep up. I do not know how people are managing, when a decent job in Dhaka pays about $500/month. When I was back, I spoke with a few patients, they sold their houses and had to spend all their money until they ran out and quit. The patient dies and his/her family is left completely broke. It is unfortunate that there is very little assistance from government since there is no concept of health insurance. There are some cheaper centers (Kidney Foundation at Mirpur for example) which costs about half. We went there initially, unfortunately the quality of treatment/care was horrible. They treat as if it is a sin to be poor.Iftekharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-57732207732419012062015-08-28T05:13:57.156-04:002015-08-28T05:13:57.156-04:00My father is also a Kidney patient and need to tak...My father is also a Kidney patient and need to take dialysis for 2x per week, but it is true that in Bangladesh a lot of Dialysis center has no Dialysis Specialist and nurse has also no certificate on Dialysis program as a result a lot of CKD patient died for not getting proper dialysis. <br />Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522216535763534638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-39657670110460048552011-10-13T15:15:38.784-04:002011-10-13T15:15:38.784-04:00Thanks for your post, it was very interesting. I l...Thanks for your post, it was very interesting. I live in Canada, and I also visited a dialysis unit in Bangladesh while I was "on vacation." No one could afford ESAs and family members were recruited to donate blood PRN for anemia. There was one patient on PD wthat I saw, but it seemed like acute dialysis. I also learned that children commonly get postinfectious GN from scabies skin infections. I think the best thing we in the developed world could do for the developing world would be to provide/research preventative care- BP control, ACEI because it seems that once dialysis is needed in these countries it's a losing battle. Or maybe a fund to financially support transplant patients.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-16284478112997352011-10-10T09:31:35.767-04:002011-10-10T09:31:35.767-04:00thats how dialysis works in Australiathats how dialysis works in AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-72631495717974659962011-10-10T09:30:47.352-04:002011-10-10T09:30:47.352-04:00they should take no payment at all from these poor...they should take no payment at all from these poor peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-58528161646432989242011-10-07T11:35:24.201-04:002011-10-07T11:35:24.201-04:00The charity you refer to- The Imdad-Sitara Khan Ki...The charity you refer to- The Imdad-Sitara Khan Kidney Centers (ISKKC)(ISKKC.org) should be congratulated for the outstaanding service they try to provide to the indigent in Bangladesh with ESRD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-36106272201046079112011-10-06T04:04:31.915-04:002011-10-06T04:04:31.915-04:00Is there anything we could do to help patients be ...Is there anything we could do to help patients be able to afford their treatment?<br /><br />It's so horribly sad that they can not continue with treatment because they can't afford it.<br /><br />Healthcare shouldn't be like this, it should be accessible for everyone.PK - Australian Expat in CHnoreply@blogger.com