kidney disease Stories

Kidney transplant breakthrough could save thousands waiting for compatible donors

Charity Kilei | Oct 04, 2025

This transformation effectively turns them into type O organs, the universal donor type, potentially allowing ABO-incompatible transplants without imm...

Tanzania to build largest kidney transplant centre in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bashir Mbuthia | May 28, 2025

The project was formalised on Monday when Tanzania and Japan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the World Expo Osaka 2025.

From wheelchair to walking: The miracle of dialysis that fuels a nurse’s passion in Eastleigh

Charity Kilei | May 24, 2025

As a nephrology nurse, commonly known as a dialysis nurse, Kalima specialises in treating patients with chronic kidney disease and kidney failure.

Why desperate Kenyans are selling their body organs

Barack Oduor | Apr 18, 2025

Duale directed the immediate suspension of Dr. Maurice Wakwabubi, acting KBTTS boss and Dr. Everlyne Chege, the technical lead who chaired the probe t...

Kenya's kidney trade: Inside global organ trafficking network

DW News | Apr 14, 2025

An international network is allegedly taking advantage of vulnerable, poor people in Kenya on one side and the hopes of those desperately needing life...

Fighting for life: The struggles and hope for kidney patients in Kenya

Charity Kilei | Mar 17, 2025

Currently, over 5,000 patients in Kenya rely on dialysis to survive, while nearly 5 million Kenyans are living with chronic kidney disease.