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You might think Linda Ezekiel would always be in a hurry. As the first nephrologist in Tanzania, she started and now runs her country's only public-sector dialysis unit. She is currently spearheading Tanzania's first renal transplantation program. And she manages the postoperative care of 80 patients who have received transplants abroad. But her manner suggests infinite patience. Perhaps her calm reflects her hope.
In September, Ezekiel joined representatives from 192 countries at a United Nations (UN) conference on noncommunicable diseases. It was a moment of international recognition, when attention turned from the devastation wrought by well-known diseases such as AIDS . . .
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This article (10.1056/NEJMp1112235) was published on November 16, 2011, at NEJM.org.
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Drs. Rosenbaum and Lamas are editorial fellows at the Journal.
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