Uganda, April 10 -- 30-year-old Irene Nerima is a patient with end-stage kidney disease, meaning the vital body organs are on the verge of losing their functionality permanently.

Kidneys are bean-shaped organs, roughly the size of a fist, located on either side of the body below the rib cage. They purify the blood by removing waste and excess water through urine, according to the National Institute of Health.

Their failure to function well due to a range of infections can result in what is technically called end-stage renal failure or end-stage renal disease, otherwise a progression to permanent damage.

Patients at that stage such as Ms Nerima require regular dialysis, but a kidney transplant offer most assurances for return to full he...