Standup9ja: Emir of Kano sponsors kidney transplant of
22-year-old man
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II said he had
sponsored kidney transplant to be done on a 22-year-old man, Nayif Ismail, at
the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH).
Ismail has been battling with severe kidney disease for two
years as both organs have stopped functioning.
The monarch announced the gesture on Tuesday when he visited
the patient at the Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Hospital,Kano, where the patient is
undergoing dialysis, twice a week.
He said all the necessary arrangements had been completed
for the surgery to be conducted.
The emir urged the Chief Medical Director of Muhammad
Abdullahi Wase Hospital, Dr Usman Aliyu,to facilitate immediate transfer of the
patient to AKTH to commence the surgery.
“We have made all arrangements for his surgery in AKTH. You
should please transfer him immediately to the hospital for the commencement of
the operation,” he said.
He urged wealthy individuals in the society to use part of
their wealth in providing succour for the needy.
In his remarks, Aliyu, told the Emir that both kidneys of
the patients had damaged, adding that the solution to his ailment was
transplant.
“The patient is supposed to be having three dialysis a week
but due to financial problem, we have resorted to two per week as his condition
has degenerated,” he said.
Responding, Nayif presented Holy Qur’an to the emir as gift
in appreciation for his gesture.
The patient’s brother, Asad Ismail, also thanked the emir,
on behalf of the family, for the gesture. (NAN)
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