dust144:
How much can I sell one of my own?

Jaymaxxy:
There is no need travelling to India, Dubai, the UK and the USA for kidney transplant anymore as there are now government owned kidney transplant centres spread across Nigeria with competent manpower and up-to-date facilities. Morever, why travel abroad when you can get a renal transplant done here at a cheaper rate with good outcome plus support from family and friends?

Below are are list of government own kidney transplant centres in Nigeria:

1. LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (LASUTH)
Had performed a total of 5 kidney transplant so far. Had a second successful transplant on a 41-year-old policeman in 2016. The donor was his 42 year old brother. Both the recipient and the donor survived the surgery.

Cost: Announcing the surgery to newsmen, chief Medical Director of the hospital said the kidney transplant cost 4.5 million Naira.


2. Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia
Reputed to have performed the first kidney transplant in South-Eastern Nigeria.The first patient to receive a new kidney was a 37-year-old businessman, Mr. Oji Ogbonanya Ule, who had been battling with kidney problem for four years. His new kidney was donated by his 58-year-old uncle who is a civil servant.

Cost: They reportedly paid #5.5 million Naira for this procedure.

3. Lagos University Teaching Hospital
In 2011, a thirty eight-year-old woman was the recipient of the first successful kidney transplantation surgery at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Since then, they have carried out series of successful renal transplant.

Cost of renal transplant in LUTH is #8 million Naira.

4. University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital
Nigeria’s first kidney transplant was conducted on 31-year-old Suleiman Usman in Sept. 2010 by the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), in collaboration with the Bayero University Teaching Hospital, Kano and the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

The kidney was donated by his brother, Abubakar Usman at the university Kidney Centre.

Cost: #5 million.

5. Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital

Has performed the highest number of kidney transplants in Nigeria. The OAUTH, Ile-Ife, was the first teaching hospital in Nigeria to carry out an indigenous kidney transplant in June, 2002. According to the Chief Medical Director, the hospital has performed a total of 15 kidney transplants and over 70 open heart surgeries with no complications. They recently acquired modern facilities to enhance patient care.

Cost: With 6.5 million Naira, you can have a successful renal transplant in OAUTH.

6. Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
The most successful of the government owned kidney transplant centres in Nigeria with 19 recorded successful transplants.

Cost of renal transplant Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital is 5.5 million including drugs.

7. Delta University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH)
It was reported on Premium Times that DELSUTH performed their first successful kidney transplant in 2014. However, they have not been consistent with the renal transplant programme as there have been an interlude of 5 years now. Anyway, dialysis in this centre is highly subsidized by the state government for indigenes.

DELSUTH conducted their first renal transplant for #6 million Naira.

8. University College Hospital, Ibadan
University College Hospital is one of the oldest kidney transplant centres in Nigeria. Had their first successful renal transplant in 2008 and have been consistent ever since averaging about 5 transplants every year.

Cost of renal transplant in UCH is #7.5 million Naira plus drugs.

9. University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu
Located in Nssuka, Enugu. The University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) performed their first successful kidney transplant in 2018 and has been consistent ever since.

The cost of renal transplant in UNTH is #3.5 million Naira including 6 months immunosuppressive drugs.

10. Uthman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
Had plans underway to perform their first renal transplant in 2016 but has not really kicked started. The plans are still underway.

We need more kidney transplant centres in Nigeria to cater for the health of teeming Nigerians with kidney diseases.

https://nimedhealth.com.ng/2019/05/23/kidney-transplant-centres-in-nigeria/?amp

Skelewu:
Wow. I never knew kidney transplant was possible in any Nigerian hospital. With the way people rush to India for kidney transplant you'd think there's no qualified urological surgeon in Nigeria.

But then again, it remains to be seen how successful they are in the long run. I mean out of all the transplants carried out in all the listed Nigerian hospitals over the years how many of the patients did not suffer a relapse.

KingAzubuike:
Allow a Nigerian doctor to operate on you at your own peril. I'd rather save up and travel out of the country to do such surgery than risking my life with a Nigerian trained doctor.

Drake2021:


Believe this story u will believe anything. Much as I greatly wish it's true, am saying it from hindsight that it's a lie. Let the writer come up statistic and figure of success, and not mere wishful thinking. Buying and building the infrastructure is one having the manpower to carry out the operation is another

Drake2021:


Believe this story u will believe anything. Much as I greatly wish it's true, am saying it from hindsight that it's a lie. Let the writer come up statistic and figure of success, and not mere wishful thinking. Buying and building the infrastructure is one having the manpower to carry out the operation is another

classicalbenson:
wow..this kidney business is lucrative

KingAzubuike:
Allow a Nigerian doctor to operate on you at your own peril. I'd rather save up and travel out of the country to do such surgery than risking my life with a Nigerian trained doctor.

Drake2021:


Believe this story u will believe anything. Much as I greatly wish it's true, am saying it from hindsight that it's a lie. Let the writer come up statistic and figure of success, and not mere wishful thinking. Buying and building the infrastructure is one having the manpower to carry out the operation is another

emmasege:
just the way your president patronises Nigerian hospital or doctors?

If Buhari couldn't treat ordinary ear infection in the Aso Rock clinic which is voted billions of naira every year, no privileged Nigerian should risk his or her life or that of his family members in any of those hospitals except if he can't afford the bill overseas.

nasirujj:


Why 6million even though the kidney was donated, doctors are more corrupt than politicians, just simple operation they are calling this amount. Even to dismantle Boeing 737 engine will not cost that amount.

Lexusgs430:


The abroad you travel to....... High possibility the surgery would be conducted by a Nigerian Dr........

fixedhollies:
Make God no allow us need another one

KingAzubuike:
Allow a Nigerian doctor to operate on you at your own peril. I'd rather save up and travel out of the country to do such surgery than risking my life with a Nigerian trained doctor.

Originalsly:


I myself wonder why this ehmmm.... simple.operation costs soo much.... all they have to do is cut the person... find the kidneys... unplug the blood vessels and other tubes....put in the replacement kidneys... plug in the tubes... stitch up... and the person is good to go......just like changing car engine
6 million Naira is wayyyy too much. [s]How much did you pay for your road kill brain replacement?[/s]

Sharafawizkidayo:
u just said the word out of my mouth.. thanks bro

kunmiiii:

Ralapse from a successful kidney transplant is not possible, unless the kidney failure was initially caused by a metabolic disorder or immune disease, it may appear easily again after kidney transplant which is totally out of the doctor's control.

Yusfunoble:
Poor man with poor man problem.
Rich man with their type of problem.

I thank God for life, and good health.

nasirujj:


And the worse part is. They are going to use same equipment to treatment another person

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KingAzubuike:
Allow a Nigerian doctor to operate on you at your own peril. I'd rather save up and travel out of the country to do such surgery than risking my life with a Nigerian trained doctor.

KingAzubuike:
Allow a Nigerian doctor to operate on you at your own peril. I'd rather save up and travel out of the country to do such surgery than risking my life with a Nigerian trained doctor.

domack99:


pray is good but we also need to take proactive step in ensuring we don't require one in the first instance. Chronic Kidney Disease mostly don't have early symptoms until end stage renal failure.

Anual regualr diagnosing of the internal organ is a key. This can help in early detection which can trigger slow down process or further damage and in some cases cure.