Dialysis rationing in South Africa: a global message.
Dialysis rationing resulting from limited facilities and health-care personnel in low- and middle-income countries such as South Africa must be addressed on several fronts. Prevention of kidney disease is an essential long-term approach, but in the short term, it is necessary to increase access to dialysis and transplantation, and to seek ways to limit the 'brain drain' to the developed world.
Dirks
J H
JH
Massey College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. john.dirks@utoronto.ca
Levin
N W
NW
D003657:Decision Making; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology