Tree Top Hospital introduces at home dialysis treatment

Today, there are many people suffering from and requiring treatment for both chronic and acute kidney diseases. When the disease progresses to kidney failure, often time the only option to replace kidney function, is to undergo dialysis until a kidney transplant becomes possible.

Although two types of dialysis options are available in other countries, only hemodialysis is available in Maldives. Hemodialysis is a treatment that must be provided within a hospital setting. This causes a lot of difficulties for patients. The lack of access to this treatment, especially in some rural areas, poses many challenges to patients in Maldives.