Table 2.
Kidney replacement therapies for a child | Indiaa Cost (USD ex rate = 69) Rounded to nearest USD |
South Africab USD Government subsidised |
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Maintenance dialysis monthly | ||
CAPD costs (2 bags dialysate + medications + clinic visit) | 489 | 650 |
HD (3 per week) + medications + clinic visit) | 311 | 450 |
Transplant-related treatment | ||
Cost of LRD transplantation | 9420 | 10,800 |
Monthly immunosuppression | 145 | 390 |
Monthly transplant clinic visit | 51 | 150 |
USD United States Dollar, CAPD continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, HD hemodialysis
aSt John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore—a non-government, “not for profit” academic Institution
bRed Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape Town–Government hospital