Ernest Opoku – Young Ghanaian With Kidney Disease Dies After Spending 2k Weekly On Dialysis For 5 Years

A 38-year-old Ghanaian man, Ernest Opoku, has sadly passed away from kidney disease after five years of financially ruinous dialysis treatment.

Ernest was reported dead today, November 8th 2022, via a post shared on social media by Okay Fm.

Earlier this year, Abigail Ashley of Okay Fm chronicled Opoku’s struggle in a documentary.

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He had been suffering from kidney disease since 2017 and has been spending a fortune every single week to receive dialysis treatment.

According to Opoku, he spends GH350 for dialysis, Gh180 for EPO IU/ml , Gh150 for Iron Sucrose treatments on a single session, which occurs three times a week!

He essentially spends Ghc 2,040 every week just to stay alive – and these costs are minus what else he spends on medication prescribed for him!

Opoku had been soliciting for funds to travel outside for a kidney transplant from as far back as 2018 but that apparently never materialised.

Today, Okay Fm reported the sad news of his death.

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“5years on the Machine Still he couldn’t make it, 🥲 We Lost Ernest Opoku #restwell,” Okay Fm posted on Instagram.

Prior to falling ill, Ernest, who held an HND in Building and Construction, worked as a foreman. He later took to selling tailored African wear and authentic replica jerseys.

May he rest in peace.

Source: GhanaCelebrities.Com