Challenges to the right to health in sub-Saharan Africa: reflections on inequities in access to dialysis for patients with end-stage kidney failure

Abstract Realization of the individual’s right to health in settings such as sub-Saharan Africa, where health care adequate resources are lacking, is challenging. This paper demonstrates this challenge by illustrating the example of dialysis, which is an expensive but life-saving treatment for peopl...

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Main Authors: James Tataw Ashu, Jackline Mwangi, Supriya Subramani, Daniel Kaseje, Gloria Ashuntantang, Valerie A. Luyckx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-022-01715-3