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. 2021 Mar 26;2(6):1021-1026.
doi: 10.34067/KID.0000982021. eCollection 2021 Jun 24.

Global Dialysis Perspective: Mauritius

Davy Ip Min Wan  1 , Kevin Fagoonee  2
Affiliations

Global Dialysis Perspective: Mauritius

Davy Ip Min Wan et al. Kidney360. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Mauritius; chronic kidney disease; dialysis; free dialysis; funding; government; hemodialysis; peritoneal dialysis; transplantation; workforce.

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Conflict of interest statement

D. Ip Min Wan reports having other interests or relationships as the Secretary of the Renal Association of Mauritius, Member of the International Society of Nephrology, and Member of the ISN Africa Regional Board. K. Fagoonee reports having other interests or relationships as the President of The Renal Association of Mauritius, Member of the International Society of Nephrology, and Member of the ISN Fellowship Committee.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The islands of Mauritius in the south-west Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa, with details of the hemodialysis centers on the two larger islands. 1, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam National Hospital; 2, Dr AG Jeetoo Hospital; 3, Dr Bruno Cheong Hospital; 4, Victoria Hospital; 5, Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital; 6, Queen Elizabeth Hospital; 7, Long Mountain Hospital; and 8, Souillac Hospital.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
RRT patient numbers, evolution of dialysis demographics and of the nephrology workforce in Mauritius. (A) Number of patients on kidney replacement therapy (KRT) on the 31st December 2020. (B) Evolution of dialysis demographics between 2000 and 2020 as measured by number of dialysis patients, dialysis patients per million population (pmp) and total Mauritius population in thousands. (C) Evolution of the nephrology workforce in Mauritius between 2000 and 2020 as measured by number of whole time equivalent nephrologists (public and private), number of nephrologists (public and private) pmp and nephrologists per 1000 KRT patients in public sector. Source: Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mauritius.
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