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Kidney disease on the rise in Nigeria

Kidney disease on the rise in Nigeria

Update: 2025-06-10
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A surge in chronic kidney disease is alarming health officials in Nigeria. An increasing number of patients require dialysis and transplants, with the cause unknown. DW's Eddy Micah Jr talks to Dr. Goni Waru of Yobe State University Teaching Hospital Damaturu and Mohammed Al-Amin, DW correspondent in Nigeria.
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Kidney disease on the rise in Nigeria

Kidney disease on the rise in Nigeria

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