Treatment for these diseases is expensive not just in Rwanda but across the world. You will need more than Rwf25 million for a kidney transplant, and… - Grace Igiraneza

I am grateful for the partnership between Yale and the University of Rwanda and the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali and the global health program at Yale,”Through them I have been able to come here and learn. When I go back I will be able to help Rwandans and offer a standard of care in nephrology.”

Even when a patient is on dialysis, they don’t have a lot of options, they will need to visit a treatment centre at least three times a week. For that service alone, you need over Rwf85,000.”

I needed more training to lead that service. It is my obligation to give back what I have been given.