The state of nephrology in South Asia

The South Asia region of the International Society of Nephrology comprises 8 countries (Table  1) with a combined population of 1.77 billion, about 29% of world population in 2016. The World Bank classifies Afghanistan and Nepal as low-income countries; Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka as low-middle-income countries, and the Maldives as an upper middle-income country. Over 65% of the population in the region lives in rural areas.

Source: Kidney International - October 26, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Vivekanand Jha, Harun Ur-Rashid, Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Syed Fazal Akhtar, Rishi Kumar Kafle, Rezvi Sheriff, ISN South Asia Regional Board Tags: Policy Forum Source Type: research