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Fiji’s rising tide: the growing burden of diabetic kidney disease on emerging nephrology services

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A growing burden of diabetic kidney disease in Fiji threatens to overwhelm newly established nephrology services. Greater attention to early detection and intervention, incorporation of kidney health into national strategic plans, and international support to prioritize chronic kidney disease as a global priority is imperative.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva, Fiji

    Anis Ta’eed & Abhitesh Raj

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Lautoka Hospital, Lautoka, Fiji

    Yogeshni Chandra

  3. Central and Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Service, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Shilpanjali Jesudason

  4. Renal Unit, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia

    Angus Ritchie

  5. Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia

    Angus Ritchie

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Ta’eed, A., Raj, A., Chandra, Y. et al. Fiji’s rising tide: the growing burden of diabetic kidney disease on emerging nephrology services. Nat Rev Nephrol 21, 279–280 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-025-00942-5

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