kidney failure Stories

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.

World Hypertension Day: How high blood pressure is killing a lot of Kenyans as it goes undetected
Charity Kilei  |  May 17, 2025

Unlike many diseases that present clear symptoms, high blood pressure often goes unnoticed for years. Many people have no idea they suffer from it unt...

Health CS Duale confirms probe into suspected organ trafficking at Mediheal Hospital in Eldoret
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 15, 2025

The Ministry of Health said the hospital failed to provide sufficient documentation to confirm the relationship between donors and recipients, some of...

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.

Medics in Wajir raise alarm over rising cases of kidney failure in the region
Issa Hussein  |  Mar 16, 2025

Mohamed Adow, a researcher and nutritionist at the hospital, said 79 cases of kidney failure have been recorded in the recent past.

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