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. 2022 Mar 7;7(5):1136-1137.
doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.02.024. eCollection 2022 May.

Ethiopia's Tigray Dialysis Service Cut Due to Dwindling Supplies Amid War

Ephrem Berhe  1 , Ora Paltiel  2 , Hale Teka  1 , Hailemariam Gebrearegay  1 , Hiluf Ebuy Abraha  1 , Mengistu Hagazi Tequare  1 , Afework Mulugeta  1
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Ethiopia's Tigray Dialysis Service Cut Due to Dwindling Supplies Amid War

Ephrem Berhe et al. Kidney Int Rep. .
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Total annual number of dialysis sessions (left) and number of patients treated with hemodialysis (right) in consecutive years, per year: 2016 to 2021, Ayder Hospital, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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