Auteurs : Jean-Marie Krzesinski, Kiswaya Ernest Sumaili and Eric Cohen
Nephrol Dial Transplant
Conclusions
To address the CKD problem of sub-Saharan Africa will need sustained efforts from governmental agencies, international societies, the pharmaceutical industry and philanthropic bodies. The health needs of people should be placed above politics. Local manpower must be developed to meet present and projected demands.
Developing prevention programmes and training an additional one million African health workers will cost money (perhaps more than 10 billion USD), but the resulting benefits will likely vindicate this investment.
Prevention of ESRD is a desirable goal, but without international help to bolster both prevention and therapy, its terrifying prevalence will persist and continue to escalate