Sharp rise in kidney diseases worry Tanzania government

Deputy Ministry for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dr Faustine Ndugulile said the number of people, undergoing dialysis at the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), has gone up phenomenally during the past seven years. Photo | Edwin Mjwahuzi

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When Muhimbili hospital started offering dialysis services in 2011, it was only less than ten people who were being attended to, said the Deputy Ministry for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dr Faustine Ndugulile.