Aminu K. Bello, Adeera Levin, Meaghan Lunney, Mohamed A. Osman et al.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the global capacity (availability, accessibility, quality, and affordability) to deliver kidney replacement therapy (dialysis and transplantation) and conservative kidney management. DESIGN: International cross sectional survey. SETTING: International Society of Nephrology (I...
Mohamed A. Osman, Mona Alrukhaimi, Gloria Ashuntantang, Ezequiel Bellorín-Font et al.
The health workforce is the cornerstone of any health care system. An adequately trained and sufficiently staffed workforce is essential to reach universal health coverage. In particular, a nephrology workforce is critical to meet the growing worldwide burden of kidney disease. Despite some attempts...
Yeoungjee Cho, Aminu K. Bello, Adeera Levin, Meaghan Lunney et al.
Rationale & Objective Approximately 11% of people with kidney failure worldwide are treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD). This study examined PD use and practice patterns across the globe. Study Design A cross-sectional survey. Setting & Participants Stakeholders including clinicians, policy makers...
Htay Htay, Mona Alrukhaimi, Gloria Ashuntantang, Aminu K. Bello et al.
Access to essential medications and health products is critical to effective management of kidney disease. Using data from the ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas multinational cross-sectional survey, global access of patients with kidney disease to essential medications and health products was examined....
Htay Htay, Aminu K. Bello, Adeera Levin, Meaghan Lunney et al.
Rationale & Objective Hemodialysis (HD) is the most common form of kidney replacement therapy. This study aimed to examine the use, availability, accessibility, affordability, and quality of HD care worldwide. Study Design A cross-sectional survey. Setting & Participants Stakeholders (clinicians, po...
Aminu K. Bello, Mona Alrukhaimi, Gloria Ashuntantang, Ezequiel Bellorín-Font et al.
Reliable governance and health financing are critical to the abilities of health systems in different countries to sustainably meet the health needs of their peoples, including those with kidney disease. A comprehensive understanding of existing systems and infrastructure is therefore necessary to g...
Emily K. Yeung, Aminu K. Bello, Adeera Levin, Meaghan Lunney et al.
OBJECTIVES: The Global Kidney Health Atlas (GKHA) is a multinational, cross-sectional survey designed to assess the current capacity for kidney care across all world regions. The 2017 GKHA involved 125 countries and identified significant gaps in oversight, funding and infrastructure to support care...
Brendon L. Neuen, Aminu K. Bello, Adeera Levin, Meaghan Lunney et al.
National strategies for addressing chronic kidney disease (CKD) are crucial to improving kidney health. We sought to describe country-level variations in non-communicable disease (NCD) strategies and CKD-specific policies across different regions and income levels worldwide. The International Societ...
Meaghan Lunney, Mona Alrukhaimi, Gloria Ashuntantang, Aminu K. Bello et al.
An international survey led by the International Society of Nephrology in 2016 assessed the current capacity of kidney care worldwide. To better understand how governance and leadership guide kidney care, items pertinent to government priority, advocacy, and guidelines, among others, were examined. ...
Emily See, Mona Alrukhaimi, Gloria Ashuntantang, Aminu K. Bello et al.
Development and planning of health care services requires robust health information systems to define the burden of disease, inform policy development, and identify opportunities to improve service provision. The global coverage of kidney disease health information systems has not been well reported...
Emily See, Aminu K. Bello, Adeera Levin, Meaghan Lunney et al.
BACKGROUND: Health information systems (HIS) are fundamental tools for the surveillance of health services, estimation of disease burden and prioritization of health resources. Several gaps in the availability of HIS for kidney disease were highlighted by the first iteration of the Global Kidney Hea...
Ikechi G. Okpechi, Mona Alrukhaimi, Gloria Ashuntantang, Ezequiel Bellorín-Font et al.
Due to the worldwide rising prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), there is a need to develop strategies through well-designed clinical studies to guide decision making and improve delivery of care to CKD patients. A cross-sectional survey was conducted based on the International Society of Nep...