Open AccessHow to tackle the avalanche of chronic kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africa: the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo as an example
Author(s) -
Jean-Marie Krzesinski,
Kiswaya Ernest Sumaili,
Eric P. Cohen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nephrology, dialysis, transplantation/nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfl494
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , renal replacement therapy , intensive care medicine , psychological intervention , democracy , disease , development economics , developing country , economic growth , pathology , psychiatry , law , politics , political science , economics
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.