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. 2025 Sep 26;26:525. doi: 10.1186/s12882-025-04284-z

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%)