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High rate of kidney disease in Nigeria has doctors stumped

Christine Mhundwa in Maiduguri, Nigeria
May 29, 2025

A surge in chronic kidney disease has alarmed health officials in Nigeria. The number of patients needing dialysis and transplants is unusually high, and the cause remains unknown. DW's Christine Mhundwa reports from Maiduguri.

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