Healthcare providers' perceptions of the kidney transplant program at King Faisal Hospital Rwanda: A one-year evaluation.

ABSTRACT: The living donor kidney transplant program was established at King Faisal Hospital Rwanda (KFH) in 2023, to reduce medical abroad referrals and strengthen the health care delivery system. The study aimed to explore healthcare provider perspectives, their needs for further developing the kidney transplant program at KFH and provide recommendations to fill these gaps. This study employed a sequential explanatory mixed methods approach embedded within an overarching exploratory research design, collecting data from healthcare workers who participated in at least one kidney transplant mission at KFH since 2023. Participants represented the dialysis, outpatient renal clinics, operating theatres, and postoperative kidney transplant units. Data were collected through initial surveys, which inform

SUBMITTER: Martinelli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12303323 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature