Ugandan woman unable to afford kidney care
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
Annet Nsimiire, a Ugandan woman from Kikuube, says a misdiagnosis cost her her baby and uterus; she is now in hospital in Kampala with failing kidneys. She cannot afford the tests and care she needs, and NTV Uganda shared her case on Facebook on 21 October 2026.
Annet Nsimiire, a resident of Uganda’s Kikuube district, cannot afford the kidney tests requested by her doctors as her condition worsens at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Tuko reports, citing information shared by NTV Uganda.
The kidney assessment prescribed at Aga Khan Hospital costs 12,348 Kenyan shillings, while Nsimiire cannot raise the 1,543 shillings needed for her immediate care. She says a misdiagnosis caused her to lose her baby and uterus. NTV Uganda shared her story on 21 October 2026.
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