Dialysis machines are medical devices that help filter out waste and extra fluids from the blood of people whose kidneys cannot do this properly. Full definition
For example, some communities have negotiated the provision of health infrastructure such as dialysis machines for their communities. (humanrights.gov.au)
The Ngangkari were clear: the need for more dialysis machines in remote communities is not just critical to the health of growing numbers of Indigenous people with renal disease, but to the communities being fractured by the incapacity to treat them locally. (croakey.org)
The outages have proved deadly, with people unable to use lifesaving medical equipment like dialysis machines, and they've contributed to Puerto Rico's official death toll of 64. (vox.com)