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Health innovations. Kidney disease in Nigeria /

Kidney disease is on the increase in Nigeria due to changing lifestyles. There is a chronic shortage of trained health workers and the equipment needed to be able to deal with this disease; people cannot afford the dialysis treatment and only a fortunate few receive kidney transplants. The challenge...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : SW Pictures, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Kidneys > Diseases > Nigeria.
Kidneys > Diseases > Treatment > Nigeria.
Kidneys > Diseases > Nigeria > Prevention.
Health services accessibility > Nigeria.
Reins > Maladies > Nigeria.
Reins > Maladies > Traitement > Nigeria.
Services de santé > Accessibilité > Nigeria.
Health services accessibility
Kidneys > Diseases
Kidneys > Diseases > Prevention
Kidneys > Diseases > Treatment
Nigeria
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Summary:Kidney disease is on the increase in Nigeria due to changing lifestyles. There is a chronic shortage of trained health workers and the equipment needed to be able to deal with this disease; people cannot afford the dialysis treatment and only a fortunate few receive kidney transplants. The challenge therefore, is to minimize the need for surgery and focus on prevention.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed December 07, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (5 minutes)
Playing Time:00:05:02