The Love For Health Organization has urged the public to financially support a Nigerian identified as Hosu Moses Sewanu who is battling Kidney failure.
The organization made the plea via a statement issued by its CE0, Dr. Yusuf Ademola Haroun on Tuesday.
Dr Yusuf said Hosu is a native of Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State but born and raised in Lagos.
He added that Hosu is the second among three siblings, and lost his father a while ago which made him to be living with his always-encouraging mother.
The statement further says: “He started his life of wellbeing the unusual way with a recurring throbbing headache on the left side of his head. What was initially a normal headache simply refused to leave even after taking over-the-counter medication like paracetamol. It kept getting worse—so much so that it was difficult for him to turn his neck. Three days of unspoken misery passed before he contacted his mum, who insisted that he come over and promptly directed him to Randle General Hospital.
“At Randle, his blood pressure was so high that he was taken straight to the emergency ward. Tests verified something even worse—chronic kidney failure. Hosu was hospitalized for four days, and then further tests at other facilities outside the hospital verified the grim diagnosis. His world came crashing down. “I was on the verge of going mad,” Hosu remembers.
“He was then referred from there to Gbagada General Hospital to see a nephrologist—a kidney specialist. Though the symptoms were not yet fully manifesting at that time, by the end of 2024, his health worsened. He became extremely weak, he couldn’t sleep, experienced a loss of appetite, and had an unbearable sense of fatigue. His body began to deteriorate.
“As a measure, the doctors at Gbagada began dialysis—a process that removes waste from the blood because the kidneys can no longer do it. He was told to do five sessions, subsequently raised to ten. Even after he was discharged, he was told to continue doing dialysis twice a week.
“It is ₦55,000 per session at Gbagada General Hospital. It goes up to as much as ₦130,000 in some of the centers. As of today, Hosu has done 23 dialysis sessions—and counting.
“Despite all this, the doctors have been clear: dialysis is not a cure. He requires an immediate kidney transplant to survive. The cost of dialysis, the burden of medications, and his inability to work have made him broken and exhausted. He can no longer walk. He exists with pain and is now completely dependent on care to stay alive.
“But Hosu refuses to give up.”
The statement added that: “Hosu Moses Sewanu urgently needs the funds to sponsor his ongoing dialysis and resulting kidney transplant. Any donation, no matter how small, will have a life-saving impact.
“Donation Accounts: Zenith Bank, Account Number: 1229255323. Account Name: Love for Health and Agenda or GTBank Account Number: 0119741433; Account Name: Hosu Moses Sewanu.”