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cord-293620-rliv7hms	Naicker, Saraladevi	Nephrology in Africa: forgotten no more	2020-09-30		.txt	text/plain	1658	99	53	D uring a time when the world is grappling with the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, African nephrology suffered a major setback, with the passing of 3 of its stalwarts: Oladipo Akinkugke (Nigeria), Jacob Plange-Rhule (Ghana)-whose obituaries are featured in this issue-and Mohamed Abdullah (Kenya). 1 According to the Global Burden of Disease Study, apart from a few countries in Central America and Southeast Asia, African countries have the highest age-standardized rates of disability-adjusted life years attributable to chronic kidney disease. Kidney transplantation is increasing in Africa and is largely from living donors, with deceased donor Saraladevi Naicker 1 The South African Renal Society and the Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation were founded in 1967 and 1970, respectively. The International Society of Nephrology, through its capacity-building programs, has supported training of fellows and knowledge exchange for setting up renal services in Africa. They were succeeded by Saraladevi Naicker The ISN message of education and training in nephrology was enthusiastically received by the African medical community, and its programs were increasingly subscribed.	./cache/cord-293620-rliv7hms.txt	./txt/cord-293620-rliv7hms.txt