Nigeria: Kidney Disease Patients Groan Over Cost of Dialysis

Nigerians suffering from kidney diseases are groaning over the high cost of treatment and absence of functioning dialysis machines at the various kidney treatment centres, Daily Trust investigations have shown.

The high cost of treatment and paucity of facilities is affecting about 25 million Nigerians who have kidney failure, according to the Nigerian Association of Nephrology.

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