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Episode: Mobile dialysis unit in Kenya brings hope to patients in remote villages
Description: A shortage of dialysis centers in Kenya means patients with kidney failure often have to travel long distances to be treated. Now, an organization is starting to ease that burden with an innovative mobile dialysis unit.
The 12-wheeled truck hauls a modern clinic around Murang'a County, offering dialysis to patients who live far from traditional treatment centers.
Eliud Mwangi is a 63-year-old farmer from Murang'a County who has been undergoing dialysis treatment since 2021. For much of that time, he faced the challenge of traveling long distances to access dialysis services. The journey, which he had to make twice a week...