Uganda, April 1 -- Irene Nerima, 30, a resident of Kisaasi, Kampala, is one of the patients with end-stage kidney disease, who comes to Mulago National Referral Hospital for dialysis.

"I feel weak, have no appetite and I am always cold," Nerima tells our reporter during one of her dialysis sessions. "I have also been restricted from eating many foods such as those with a lot of potassium, red meat, dairy products and yellow fruits. Although I can eat apples and red grapes, I rarely feel hungry."

Dialysis is a medical procedure that relies on a specially designed machine to remove waste and extra fluids in one's blood when the kidneys cannot.

Nerima is hopeful she will get better.

"I started dialysis in November last year but I still n...