Early detection is a key strategy to prevent kidney disease, its progression and related
complications, but numerous studies show that awareness of kidney disease at the …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a commonly encountered syndrome associated with various
aetiologies and pathophysiological processes leading to decreased kidney function. In …

Kidney disease has been described as the most neglected chronic disease. Reliable
estimates of the global burden of kidney disease require more population-based studies, but …

Executive summary Rapid demographic, sociocultural, and economic transitions are driving
increases in the risk and prevalence of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases …

Acute kidney injury (AKI), once viewed predominantly as a self-limited and reversible
condition, is now recognized as a growing problem associated with significant risks of …

The difference between sex, the biological construct, and gender, the social construct, may
be most evident in settings of vulnerability. Globally, chronic kidney disease is more …

Health inequity refers to the existence of unnecessary and unfair differences in the ability of
an individual or community to achieve optimal health and access appropriate care. Kidney …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health concern and a key determinant of
poor health outcomes. While the burden of CKD is reasonably well defined in developed …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined by a sudden loss of excretory kidney function. AKI is part
of a range of conditions summarized as acute kidney diseases and disorders (AKD), in …

Background The burden of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in sub-Saharan Africa is
unknown but is probably high. Access to dialysis for ESKD is limited by insufficient …