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Diabetes & Its Long-Term Implications

Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure worldwide. Yet, over 60% of adults in Africa who have diabetes do not know they have it -- the highest percentage of undiagnosed diabetes in the world. The International Diabetes Federation estimates that about 19.4 million adults in Africa are currently living with diabetes, and an additional 45 million are considered at “high risk” of developing diabetes. Unfortunately, the numbers are expected to rise in the coming...

December 5, 2020

Dr. Paula Nwajei

Diagnosis & Treatment, Nutrition & Lifestyle

Dialysis in Africa Costs 20x the Average Annual Income, So Why Was the World’s Largest Dialysis Company Bribing Government Officials?

“Make it make sense”, as one of the commonly cited refrains of 2020 goes. Make it make sense! In March 2019, Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Fresenius), the German-based world’s largest manufacturer of dialysis products (and clinic operator), agreed to "pay about $231 million to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the company paid bribes to public health and government officials in several countries to win or retain business." Some of...

November 29, 2020

Dr. Collins Oghor

Advocacy

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Diabetes & Its Long-Term Implications

Dialysis in Africa Costs 20x the Average Annual Income, So Why Was the World’s Largest Dialysis Company Bribing Government Officials?

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