chronic kidney disease; cost of renal replacement therapy; Democratic Republic Congo; developing countries; preventive medicine
Abstract :
[en] In developing countries chronic kidney disease (CKD)
is a growing problem. In most of sub-Saharan Africa,
the vast majority of patients with CKD die because of lack of treatment. Renal replacement therapy is expensive, which makes it unaffordable to the residents of low-income regions. A solution to this problem may lie in preventive interventions. This editorial will focus on the reasons and some ways to reach such objectives.
Disciplines :
Urology & nephrology
Author, co-author :
Krzesinski, Jean-Marie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Néphrologie
Sumaili, Kiswaya Ernest; University of Kinshasa - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) > Nephrology > Nephrology Unit
Cohen, Eric P.; Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - USA > Medicine, Froedtert Hospital
Language :
English
Title :
How to tackle the avalanche of chronic kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africa: the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo as an example
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