A patient performs a machine-free kidney dialysis at her home in Kanchanaburi's Sangkhla Buri district. With continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), kidney patients do not have to make regular, exhausting hospital visits for treatment. But for patients in rural areas, just travelling back and forth to a remote hospital for treatment can impose a difficult burden. Since last year, Suda has needed to travel to Sangkhla Buri Hospital three times a week. CAPD is machine-free form of kidney dialysis that patients can perform at home by placing cleansing fluid in their bellies for draining waste.

Source: Bangkok Post January 28, 2018 19:07 UTC