India's diabetes epidemic has triggered surging demand for dialysis as the disease destroys many sufferers' kidneys, leaving them with only months to live without treatment.
Fresenius Medical Care AG, the world's biggest provider of kidney dialysis, said sales of blood-filtering products in India have grown more than 30 percent annually since 2006. Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. and Fortis Healthcare India Ltd., the country's biggest private-hospital operators, are opening dialysis centers nationwide as the number of Indians with diabetes is predicted to reach 101 million by 2030
Diabetes-Damaged Kidneys Spur India Dialysis Sales for Fresenius
Fresenius Medical Care AG, the world's biggest provider of kidney dialysis, said sales of blood-filtering products in India have grown more than 30 percent annually since 2006. Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. and Fortis Healthcare India Ltd., the country's biggest private-hospital operators, are opening dialysis centers nationwide as the number of Indians with diabetes is predicted to reach 101 million by 2030
Diabetes-Damaged Kidneys Spur India Dialysis Sales for Fresenius