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Professional dialysis recruitment| Belarus/UK SRC established pediatric transplant program |
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... http://www.nature.com/isn/news/soc_announ/fullview.html?content_id=76986 Belarus/UK SRC established pediatric transplant program An ISN GO Sister Renal Center partnership between the National Center of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation at the Fourth City Hospital in Minsk, Belarus and the Oxford Kidney Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital has led to 18 successful pediatric transplants in the country in 2010.Shortly, the pair will graduate from their level A status after having set up a successful pediatric transplantation program. “The ISN Minsk-Oxford collaboration has been enlightening, exciting and rewarding for participants from the emerging and supporting center,” explains liaison officer Aleh Kalachyk.In February 2009, surgeons from Belarus travelled to the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK to witness a pediatric transplant. Following this, three pediatric transplants were carried out by local surgeons at the Belarus Institution between April to October of the same year. “The success of this collaboration shows the importance of education in advancing kidney care in the developing world. It reveals how a lot can be achieved with just a little training and guidance from the supporting center”, adds SRC Chair Paul Harden.Previous to 2007, there was no prospect for transplants. Patients were sent to Moscow for an expensive operation. Now, the country counts 170 nephrologists, 18 nephrology clinics, 17 nephrology patient center and one transplant center. Since 2006, there has been a 42% growth in hemodialysis capacity while peritoneal dialysis has also increased. |
