Response to the Letter to the Editor Entitled “The Context of Kidney Care in Pacific Island Countries”
We appreciate the comments in the letter to the editor [1] regarding our recent editorial, “The Progress of Nephrology in Pacific Island Countries (PIC) of Oceania” [2], which provides valuable additional context. We agree there are substantial gaps in health service coverage in the Oceania region, especially in the middle-income Pacific Island countries, and these contribute to the growing burden of chronic kidney disease.
Authors
- Anis Ta’eed
- Angus Graham Ritchie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-8786)
- Shilpanjali Jesudason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9695-0761)
- Yogeshni Chandra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1348-0173)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Royal Adelaide Hospital (AU)
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital (AU)
- Colonial War Memorial Hospital (FJ)
- University of Fiji (FJ)
- Pacific Radiology (New Zealand) (NZ)
- International Society of Nephrology (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney International Reports
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2025.08.044
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00