Rising kidney failure, cost of dialysis worry patients in Ankole

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Mbarara, Uganda | URN | Kidney failure cases are rising in the Ankole sub-region, with Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital recording 450 cases last year, while patients requiring regular dialysis face high and sustained treatment costs. The hospital’s renal unit receives about 30 kidney failure patients every month, according to records from the facility.

Dr Rose Muhindo, head of the Renal Ward, said the number of patients requiring specialised kidney care has continued to increase, while treatment services remain limited in the region. Muhindo said the dialysis unit currently has 30 patients undergoing treatment, with about 98 percent remaining hopeful of recovery.