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Dialysis: Regional centres bring relief

“Without dialysis, you die,” Dr Robert Kalyesubula, a nephrologist at Makerere University, said. “It is not a luxury, it is survival.” 

A kidney specialist nurse attending to a patient during a dialysis session at Mulago National Refferral Hospital.
By: John Musenze and Wilson Asiimwe, Journalists @New Vision


Geoffrey Mwesige’s journey to survival began with a three-hour bus ride from his home in Kiziranfumbi, Kikuube district to Kampala city’s Kiruddu Hospital for dialysis. 

For three years, he

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