Escalating Costs and Declining Access: Kidney Transplantation in a Resource-Constrained Nigerian Healthcare System - Chasing a Moving Target Article (Faculty180)

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  • Okwuonu, Chimezie Godswil G; Onyebuchi, Ijeoma; Ralph-Iheke, Chinwe Theres T; Chimezie, Oluchi Justin J; Ekwenna, Obi Davie D; Balogun, Rasheed Abiodu A

description

  • Kidney transplantation offers the best quality of life and long-term survival for patients with end-stage renal disease. However, its high cost in Nigeria, largely borne out-of-pocket by patients, renders it largely unaffordable for the average citizen.

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publication date

  • 2026

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