Fighting renal diseases in poor countries: Building a global fund with the help of the pharmaceutical industry
A Schieppati, G Remuzzi - Journal of the American Society of …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Chronic kidney diseases are emerging as a global threat to human health. More than 1
million people worldwide are alive on renal dialysis or with a functioning graft (1). The
incidence of renal failure has doubled during the past 15 yr, a trend that is likely to continue
in the next decade. It has been forecast that by 2010 in the United States, 600,000 patients
will need renal replacement therapy; the costs will grow to $28 billion (2). In the United
States and in many other countries, diabetes is the most common cause of ESRD. Patients …
million people worldwide are alive on renal dialysis or with a functioning graft (1). The
incidence of renal failure has doubled during the past 15 yr, a trend that is likely to continue
in the next decade. It has been forecast that by 2010 in the United States, 600,000 patients
will need renal replacement therapy; the costs will grow to $28 billion (2). In the United
States and in many other countries, diabetes is the most common cause of ESRD. Patients …