Open AccessChronic Kidney Disease Management – What Can We Learn from South African and Australian Efforts?
Author(s) -
Ivor Katz,
W. E. Hoy,
Srinivas KondalsamyChennakesavan,
Trevor Gerntholtz,
Joanne Scheppingen,
Suresh K. Sharma,
Omar Butler,
EZ Shezi,
Golebemang Mdleleni,
D. Mthombeni
Publication year - 2005
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 - 10.1159/000089447
Subject(s) - kidney disease , medicine , intensive care medicine , disease
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease is on the rise. Our objective is to describe two programs to improve the awareness and management of hypertension, renal disease, and diabetes in remote Australian Aboriginal and urban and periurban South African communities. We focus on how the Australian Aboriginal and South African Chronic Disease Outreach Programs have worked together.