The second Global Kidney Health Summit outputs: developing a strategic plan to increase access to integrated end-stage kidney disease care worldwide

The articles in this edition of Kidney International Supplements describe the background, rationale, and action plans for developing a strategic approach to increase access to integrated end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) care worldwide over the next decade. It is estimated that the number of people dying globally with ESKD for want of kidney replacement therapy is up to 3 times the number who receive it.1 Kidney transplantation meets only a small fraction of this therapeutic need. Many patients with advanced kidney disease, whether receiving kidney replacement therapy or not, suffer considerably because they have no access to supportive care.
Source: Kidney International Supplements - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research