Kidney transplants show strong survival rates but high costs threaten access in Africa —Experts

Nigerian Tribune | 31-08-2026 09:20am |

A scholarly work published in International Urology and Nephrology indicates that kidney transplant programmes across Africa are achieving encouraging patient and graft survival rates despite severe financial, infrastructural, and health-system challenges. The research, titled 'Kidney transplantation in Africa: a systematic review of treatment outcomes and strategies for enhancing care and sustainability', noted that high costs threaten access to these procedures.

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