The Upper West Regional Hospital has performed 4,916 dialysis sessions for 268 patients since establishing its dialysis unit in 2022, significantly improving access to life-saving renal care in the Upper West Region. Dr Philip Baabineh, Acting Medical Director of the Upper West Regional Hospital, disclosed this on Tuesday August 4, at the commissioning of an expanded dialysis unit at the facility in Wa. Prof Derbile, who chaired the ceremony, said the expanded dialysis facility would also support UBIDS’ plans to operationalise its School of Medicine and Health Sciences in collaboration with the Upper West Regional Hospital. Dr Josephat Nyuzaghl, Upper West Regional Director of Health Services, described the commissioning of the expanded dialysis unit as timely, given the rising burden of kidney diseases in Ghana. Dr Nyuzaghl said the Upper West Regional Hospital remained the only health facility in the region providing dialysis services.