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[Advanced chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease in Latin America: Gaps in continuity of care, the strategic role of kidney transplantation, and challenges for health governanceDoença renal crônica avançada e terminal na América Latina: lacunas no continuum de cuidados, papel estratégico do transplante renal e desafios para a governança em saúde].

Key takeaways

This is a report on the state of advanced and end-stage kidney disease across Latin America. It describes where care breaks down: kidney disease is caught late, people are not referred to a specialist in time, and dialysis and transplant are not equally available. The authors call transplant the key missing piece and lay out recommendations tied to a recent World Health Organization resolution on kidney health. It is a policy and description report, not a study, so it does not test whether any of those fixes work.

Who did this work

Grinblat N (Organización Panamericana de la Salud Washington, D. C. Estados Unidos de América Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Washington, D. C., Estados Unidos de América.) · Menjívar A (Organización Panamericana de la Salud Washington, D. C. Estados Unidos de América Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Washington, D. C., Estados Unidos de América.) · Beltrán M (Organización Panamericana de la Salud Washington, D. C. Estados Unidos de América Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Washington, D. C., Estados Unidos de América.)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-08-31
https://doi.org/10.26633/rpsp.2026.65