Acute Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment Programs for Countries of the East African Community | Zendy

Mary Carter | Zendy; Kajiru Kilonzo | Zendy; Amos Odiit | Zendy; Robert Kalyesubula | Zendy; Peter Kotanko | Zendy; Nathan W. Levin | Zendy; John Callegari | Zendy

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Acute Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment Programs for Countries of the East African Community

Author(s) -

Mary Carter,

Kajiru Kilonzo,

Amos Odiit,

Robert Kalyesubula,

Peter Kotanko,

Nathan W. Levin,

John Callegari

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

blood purification

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686

H-Index - 57

eISSN - 1421-9735

pISSN - 0253-5068

DOI - 10.1159/000334139

Subject(s) - peritoneal dialysis , medicine , acute kidney injury , dialysis , developing country , intensive care medicine , economic growth , surgery , economics

The literature abounds with attestations about the lack of treatment programs for kidney injury in developing countries. To date, no sustainable treatment program exists for acute kidney injury (AKI) in many of the 48 countries in the sub-Saharan region of Africa. The Sustainable Kidney Care Foundation, together with industry, universities, and funding organizations, has been working on establishing peritoneal dialysis treatment programs for AKI in East Africa, starting with the countries comprising the East African Community and with a special focus on treating children and women of childbearing age.

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