Nigeria has only 250 kidney specialists – Nephrologist

Dr Ade Faponle, a Consultant Nephrologist, Zenith Medical and Kidney Centre, Abuja, has disclosed that Nigeria has only 250 Specialists in the area of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).

Faponle said this on Wednesday in Ilorin during a paper presentation at the 2022 Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin (ARD-UITH) branch.

The expert spoke on: “Kidney Protection: Evolving and Emerging Threats – Call to Action”.