Escalating Costs and Declining Access: Kidney Transplantation in a Resource-Constrained Nigerian Healthcare System – Chasing a Moving Target

Key Points

• This research aims to understand the rising costs and decreasing access to kidney transplantation in Nigeria.
• Analyzed annual transplant volumes and associated patient costs
• Evaluated the impact of medication expenses and HLA-tissue typing on total costs
• Conducted a qualitative assessment of resource constraints
• Patient-borne costs for kidney transplantation progressively increased over time
• Annual transplant volumes decreased alongside rising costs
• Cost of induction medications and HLA-tissue typing significantly contributed to overall expenses