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Although End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is a disease of increasing epidemiological relevance very little is known about the cost of providing the respective dialysis services in Tanzania. This study analyses the cost of outpatient dialysis at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in Tanzania in the...