A new dialysis centre is expected to open in Tonga next year.
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the centre is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in April next year.
MOH also confirmed that there are about 50 patients in Tonga who urgently need the dialysis treatment and they will be the first to get treatments when the dialysis centre opens.
The ministry has also started training for specialist doctors in New Zealand.
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Press Release