23 Nov 2021

Calls for urgent action over 'tsunami of demand' for dialysis

From Afternoons, 1:20 pm on 23 November 2021

The government is being urged to take action over a 'tsunami of demand' for dialysis by increasing kidney transplant rates.

That follows the release of an independent report from the NZ Institute of Economic Research, commissioned by Kidney Health New Zealand.

Kidney Health NZ's general manager, Michael Campbell, tells Jesse what the report found and why he wants immediate action.

Nurse in renal unit at hospital starting dialysis on patient

Photo: 123RF

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