What Role Can the Right to Health Play in Advancing Equity in Kidney Care?

Summary: Kidney disease, whether acute or chronic, is an important health concern for more than 750 million people worldwide. Although its magnitude has been better studied within developed countries, evidence increasingly suggests similar scales of impact in developing and underdeveloped countries. On a shared planet where limited resources and high costs keep life-saving care out of reach for the poor and other structurally disadvantaged populations, addressing health concerns on such a large scale requires a governing basis in the recognition of the universal right to health.
Source: Seminars in Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research