SENATOR Joel Villanueva on Friday, June 9, said he was committed to establish a dialysis center in the Cordillera to help the thousands of residents undergoing the expensive treatment.
Following Thursday’s meeting with Mayor Mauricio Domogan discussing the idea of establishing a dialysis center, which he said would ease the financial burden of a lot of Filipinos experiencing and undergoing dialysis treatment, Villanueva also met with leaders of different Christian churches in the region to present his first year accomplishments as senator.
“The figures are alarming. We want to make sure we are taking care of our people. Dialysis is very costly,” Villanueva said.
He said he made a commitment to work on establishing dialysis centers here, whether in city-run hospitals or in the Cordillera region.
“As vice chairman of the Committee on Health, I see this as an utmost priority for our ‘kababayans’ in Baguio. If funding will be a problem, we will look for funding,” Villanueva said.
According to National Kidney Foundation website, When your kidneys fail, dialysis keeps your body in balance by: removing waste, salt and extra water to prevent them from building up in the body, keeping a safe level of certain chemicals in your blood, such as potassium, sodium and bicarbonate, and helping to control blood pressure. (PNA)