Table 2.
Challenges of the kidney transplant program
| Variable | Frequency (percent) |
|---|---|
| Availability of immunosuppressive drugs | |
| Induction immunosuppressive drugs | 100% |
| Maintenance immunosuppressive drugs | 100% |
| Supply chain of immunosuppressive | |
| Sourced from outside the country | 100% |
|
Histocompatibility tests HLA, CDC, DSA and PRA Outsourced to other laboratory Donor availability for 103 recipients |
100% |
| Recipients with donors who met criteria | 55(53%) |
| Recipients with unfit donors | 37(36%) |
| Recipients with no donors | 11(11%) |
| Sponsorship of kidney transplant procedure | |
| Employer | 14(38% |
| Self | 11(30%) |
| Government | 12 (32%) |
| Sponsorship of maintenance immunosuppressive drugs | |
| National Health insurance fund | 33(90%) |
| Self | 2(5%) |
| Employer | 2(5%) |