
U-M’s Role in Ethiopia’s First Kidney Transplant
A years-long international collaboration between a hospital in Addis Ababa and Ann Arbor has helped bring new services to the country — and inspire bigger dreams.
September 27, 2016 1:00 PM
A years-long international collaboration between a hospital in Addis Ababa and Ann Arbor has helped bring new services to the country — and inspire bigger dreams.
Patients with kidney disease have better long-term transplant success when they avoid dialysis and receive a kidney from a living donor. But a new study shows that these “timely transplants” remain elusive.