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Table 2 Institutions and countries in which existing Tanzanian nephrologists and nephropathologist were trained

From: Developing nephrology services in low income countries: a case of Tanzania

Country of training

Number of trained doctors

Discipline

Training institution

Qualification

Tanzania

5a

Nephrology

MUHAS, UiB (Norway), Haukeland University Hospital (Norway), Christian Medical College, Vellore (India)

MSc Nephrology

5

Nephrology

MUHAS (with external rotation at the Christian Medical College, Vellore, India)

MSc Nephrology

India

1

Nephrology

Madras Medical Mission, Chennai -India

ISN Fellowship

South Africa

1

Nephrology

UCT, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town –South Africa

Mphil Nephrology (UCT)

ISN Fellowship, Fellowship of College of Medicine of South Africa

1

Nephrology

Witwatersrand University, Chris Hani Baragwaneth Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

ISN Fellowship, Fellowship of College of Medicine of South Africa

1

Nephrology

Stellenbosch University/ Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa

ISN Fellowship, Fellowship of College of Medicine of South Africa

1b

Paediatric nephrology

University of Cape Town, Red Cross Children Hospital, South Africa

ISN/IPNA Fellowship, Post-graduate diploma, University of Cape Town

Russiac

2

Nephrology

Nizhny Novgorod State Medical University, Russia

MMed Nephrology

Norway

1

Nephropathology

University of Bergen/Haukeland University Hospital, Norway

ISN Fellowship

  1. UiB University of Bergen, UCT University of Cape Town
  2. aTwo of the five nephrologists are from Ethiopia and Uganda
  3. bMUHAS trained nephrologist
  4. cGovernment supported training