Provision of pediatric nephrology services in low–middle-income countries

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One hundred and seventy years ago, Victor Hugo, in an impassioned speech to the French Parliament, was the first to invoke “the rights of the child,” on that occasion demanding that schooling should be free and obligatory for all children regardless of gender or social circumstance and provided by appropriately qualified teachers (c’est le droit de l’enfant) [ 1]. Despite the passage of time, millions of children are still denied that right, along with the right to health and wellbeing and the expectation to grow and prosper in a safe environment. The recent paper by Dev et al. Cost analysis of telemedicine use in paediatric nephrology – the LMIC perspective highlights issues related to health care provision for a group of vulnerable children, many of whom were geographically isolated, living in families that are surviving below the poverty line and often illiterate [ 2]. …