BATU PAHAT, Thurs .-Haemodialysis centres of non-governmental organisations should be licensed once the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Bill is gazetted soon.
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Over the 30 years he has acted as head of the Renal Department of Agios Andreas, he has supervised more than 12, 000 haemodialysis sessions.
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Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng said the new Act would ensure that NGO-run haemodialysis centres conform to the Ministry's guidelines on such treatment.
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Because of this mode of spread the key groups at risk are injecting drug users ( IDUs ), recipients of blood products and sometimes patients on haemodialysis.
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In the continuation phase, the drugs should be given at the end of each haemodialysis session and no dose should be taken on non-dialysis days.
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It is a more comprehensive piece of legislation which will govern all private medical centres, including hospitals, clinics, haemodialysis centres, blood banks and maternity homes.
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Policies should distinguish between, say, heart cases which require major surgery once or twice in a lifetime, and diabetics who need haemodialysis three times a week.
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This new law, to replace the Private Hospitals Act, will govern all private medical centres like hospitals, clinics, haemodialysis centres, blood banks and maternity homes.
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SEREMBAN, Fri .-Private sector companies and welfare organisations have been urged to donate generously and attend to kidney patients being treated by the Mawar Haemodialysis Centre here.
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The active participation of all parties will enable more such centres to be established to treat kidney patients who have to undergo regular haemodialysis treatment to enable them to continue living.
