Globally, more than 5 million people die annually from lack of access to critical treatments for
kidney disease—by 2040, chronic kidney disease is projected to be the fifth leading cause of …

The difference between sex, the biological construct, and gender, the social construct, may
be most evident in settings of vulnerability. Globally, chronic kidney disease is more …

Background The burden of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in sub-Saharan Africa is
unknown but is probably high. Access to dialysis for ESKD is limited by insufficient …

Background Access to diagnosis and dialysis for acute kidney injury can be life-saving, but
can be prohibitively expensive in low-income settings. The burden of acute kidney injury in …

Background Access to health care can be described along four dimensions: geographic
accessibility, availability, financial accessibility and acceptability. Geographic accessibility …

Gender-based discrimination is reported across the spectrum of paediatric healthcare
including emergency, inpatient, outpatient and preventive care and is mostly reported from …

Little is known regarding the ways in which chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence and
progression differ between the sexes. Still less is known regarding how social disparities …

Objective Access to neuro-oncologic care in Nigeria has grown exponentially since the first
reported cases in the mid-1960s. In this systematic review and pooled analysis, we …

Implementation research (IR) is growing in recognition as an important generator of practical
knowledge that can be translated into health policy. With its aim to answer questions about …

The number of patients requiring dialysis by 2030 is projected to double worldwide, with the
largest increase expected in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Dialysis is seldom …