A recent study by the University of Stellenbosch has raised concerns over the number of kidney specialists the country produces a year and found that the current rate won't be enough to address the country's increasing burden of kidney disease in the coming decade.

A recent study by the University of Stellenbosch has raised concerns over the number of kidney specialists the country produces a year and found that the current rate won’t be enough to address the country’s increasing burden of kidney disease in the coming decade.

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13 October 2021

The study, published in research journal Plos One, analysed the country’s nephrologist workforce between 2002–2017 and current training capacity, then used this to forecast the nephrology workforce for 2030.

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Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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