The Subsidiary Legislation Committee in Parliament has identified the recent increase in the cost of dialysis treatment as an error.
The price for a single dialysis session at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital had risen from GH¢380 to GH¢491, causing significant concern among patients who feared the higher cost would make essential care unaffordable.
Addressing Parliament after the issue was raised, Dr. Dominic Ayeni, chairman of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, confirmed that the price hike was indeed a mistake and assured that corrective measures would be implemented.
“I told them that there were a lot of errors. Time had run out on us and therefore they should bring an addendum for us to correct the errors, including this issue of dialysis. I told the MP for Joaboso, Mintah Akandoh that this was where we were with the issue.
“There are a number of them and Abena Osei said they were preparing to bring an addendum to parliament so we correct those errors,” he stated.
Earlier, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin referred the price hike to the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, urging them to engage stakeholders to find a solution to the issue.
The Speaker expressed confidence that through these engagements with relevant agencies, an amicable resolution to the dialysis price increases could be achieved.