Preventing end-stage renal disease: the potential impact of screening and intervention in developing countries

Abstract
There are about 1 million people in the world that are alive just because they have access to one form or another of renal replacement therapy (RRT) [1]. Ninety percent of them live in the developed countries, or, as they are defined by the World Bank (WB), high‐income countries, where the average gross income is in excess of $10 000 per capita.