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Chapter 78 - The Kidney and Body Fluids

from Section 11 - Diseases of Body Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2025

By
Robert Kalyesubula ,
Peace Bagasha ,
Bianca Davidson ,
Nicola Wearne  and
Gavin Dreyer
Edited by
David Mabey ,
Martin W. Weber ,
Moffat Nyirenda ,
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu ,
Jackson Orem ,
Laura Benjamin ,
Michael Marks  and
Nicholas A. Feasey
David Mabey
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Martin W. Weber
Affiliation:
World Health Organization
Moffat Nyirenda
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Affiliation:
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana
Jackson Orem
Affiliation:
Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala
Laura Benjamin
Affiliation:
University College London
Michael Marks
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Nicholas A. Feasey
Affiliation:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Summary

About 850 million people globally live with kidney disease; the largest gap between the need for and availability of kidney replacement therapies such as dialysis and transplantation is in Africa (Liyanage et al. 2015). Risk factors for chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury are common, widespread and increasing. Late presentation of kidney disease is often the norm, leading to poor outcomes and high treatment costs to individuals and health-care systems.

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Principles of Medicine in Africa , pp. 822 - 848
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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