Tanzania's burden of kidney disease in focus

Tanzania’s first kidney transplant patient, Ms Prisca Mwingira, waves as she poses for a photo with her brother Bartholomew Mwingira, who donated a kidney in November 2017. PHOTO | File

What you need to know:

Currently, over 600 patients are undergoing dialysis treatment due to kidney disease in 17 dialysis centres across the country, according to data from the ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children.