Global Dialysis Perspective: Uganda

Abstract

Kidney injury and CKD are common complications of infectious and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) alike. Patients with advanced kidney disease need RRT in the form of dialysis or renal transplantation. Both these interventions require substantial financing and infrastructure development. Low-income countries, such as Uganda, face challenges in developing these services, yet they bear a large burden of advancing kidney disease because of a lack of access to preventive measures. Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa, with a population of close to 44 million. Its citizens are a young, with 53% aged ,18 years and only 4% aged .60 years. There is no universal health coverage and most of the costs for the care of NCDs are out of the patient’s pocket (1). We report the burden of kidney disease and financing of dialysis in Uganda.