World Kidney Day on March 8, 2012, provides a chance to reflect on the success of kidney
transplantation as a therapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that surpasses dialysis …

Transplantation ethics is a philosophy that incorporates systematizing, defending and
advocating concepts of right and wrong conduct related to organ donation. As the demand …

By 2005, human organ trafficking, commercialization, and transplant tourism had become a
prominent and pervasive influence on transplantation therapy. The most common source of …

Background To determine the knowledge and ethical perception regarding organ donation
amongst medical students in Karachi-Pakistan. Methods Data of this cross sectional study …

Organ shortage for transplantation remains a worldwide serious problem for kidney patients
with end-stage renal failure, and several countries have tried different models to address this …

Background Advocates for a regulated system to facilitate kidney donation between
unrelated donor-recipient pairs argue that monetary compensation encourages people to …

The South Asia region is facing a high burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with limited
health resources and low expenditure on health care. In addition to the burden of CKD and …

Pakistan is a low-resource country with a population of 185 million where expenditure on
health is 1.3% of the gross national product. The estimated incidence of end-stage renal …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), occupying about 80% of the African continent is a
heterogeneous region with estimated population of 1.1 billion people in 47 countries. Most …

Background Paediatric urolithiasis remains endemic in low resource countries. This review
highlights the epidemiology, causation and management of urolithiasis in an Asian country …