Impact of persistent conflict and destabilizing events on dialysis care

Among global destabilizing events, natural disasters often receive widespread attention whereas protracted conflicts and economic crises fade into the background. Low- and middle-income

countries bear the brunt of this indifference, resulting in severely weakened health systems. People who require dialysis are particularly vulnerable, necessitating urgent collaboration to

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AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA Sami Alasfar * Department of Internal Medicine, Head of

Nephrology Unit, Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia Ephrem Berhe * Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension,

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA Sabine Karam * Renal Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Valerie Luyckx * Department of Paediatrics

and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Valerie Luyckx * Department of Public and Global Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University

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