The study, published in research journal Plos One, analysed the country’s nephrologist workforce between 2002–2017 and current training capacity, then used this to forecast the nephrology workforce for 2030.
A recent study by the University of Stellenbosch has raised concerns over the number of kidney specialists the country produces a year and found that the current rate won’t be enough to address the country’s increasing burden of kidney disease in the coming decade.
