Samuel Nartey George, the member of parliament for Ningo Prampram in the Greater Accra Region, has attributed some of the rise in kidney-related diseases in Ghana to what he called the careless lifestyle choices made by young people in the country.
The legislator claims that while some people develop kidney diseases due to no fault of their own, the majority of cases are brought on by poor lifestyle decisions like carelessly smoking cigarettes, shisha, marijuana, and other hard drugs for the sake of trends.
He mentioned East Legon and other Accra neighborhoods where young people openly display drug use without considering the potential long-term health effects.
In an interview with Benjamin Akakpo on Joy News TV, Sam George mentioned a few things, including this.
Sam George bemoaned the fact that most young people are ingesting various mixtures marketed as aphrodisiacs, treating it as the greatest thing that has ever happened, all of which end up harming their kidneys and other important organs.
He issued a warning, saying that in order to protect its citizens, it is past time for the nation to critically examine some of these trends and outlaw some of these harmful substances.
Sam George describes Ghanaian youth as irresponsible people when it comes to their healthcare and lifestyle choices.
According to him, they smoke shisha like locomotive engines, all in the name of fashion. pic.twitter.com/ZQzy2ABdzm
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Health officials in Ghana are concerned about the rising number of kidney disease cases, particularly as they pertain to younger adults.
Since the renal unit at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital closed months ago, many patients have passed away and the conditions of others have gotten worse. One of the reasons the premier health facility closed its renal unit was due to a debt of GHC4 million.
