Challenges to the right to health in sub-Saharan Africa: reflections on inequities in access to dialysis for patients with end-stage kidney failure

• Main Authors: James Tataw Ashu (Author), Jackline Mwangi (Author), Supriya Subramani (Author), Daniel Kaseje (Author), Gloria Ashuntantang (Author), Valerie A. Luyckx (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract Realization of the individual's right to health in settings such as sub-Saharan Africa, where health care adequate resources are lacking, is challenging. This paper demonstrates this challenge by illustrating the example of dialysis, which is an expensive but life-saving treatment for...