Dr Lee: Number of dialysis patients expected to hit 50,000 by next year

Health woes: A patient receiving haemodialysis treatment at the CAT Dialysis Centre in Balik Pulau, Penang.

IPOH: There are more than 39,000 patients nationwide who require dialysis treatment and the number is expected to grow to 50,000 by next year, says Dr Lee Boon Chye.

The deputy health minister said in 2016, the government spent RM1.6bil on dialysis costs at its facilities.