Pilgrims pray at the feet of a shrine to the Virgin Mary in Harissa, east Beirut, Lebanon. The Virgin Mary statue is also known as 'Our Lady of Lebanon". AP
Pilgrims pray at the feet of a shrine to the Virgin Mary in Harissa, east Beirut, Lebanon. The Virgin Mary statue is also known as 'Our Lady of Lebanon". AP
A Lebanese girl takes a photograph of her friend as she poses in front of Bacchus Temple in Baalbeck, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. EPA
A Lebanese girl takes a photograph of her friend as she poses in front of Bacchus Temple in Baalbeck, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. EPA
Chinese dancers perform during the opening of the 54th session of the International Carthage Festival at the Roman theatre of Carthage in Tunis. AFP
Chinese dancers perform during the opening of the 54th session of the International Carthage Festival at the Roman theatre of Carthage in Tunis. AFP
Chinese dancers perform during the opening of the 54th session of the International Carthage Festival at the Roman theatre of Carthage in Tunis. AFP
Chinese dancers perform during the opening of the 54th session of the International Carthage Festival at the Roman theatre of Carthage in Tunis. AFP
Egypt's security forces guard the road after they thwarted a suicide bomb attack outside a church in Qalyubiyah, a governorate north of Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
Egypt's security forces guard the road after they thwarted a suicide bomb attack outside a church in Qalyubiyah, a governorate north of Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
Zamalek v Al-Qadsia - Arab Club Championship - Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt. Reuters
Zamalek v Al-Qadsia - Arab Club Championship - Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt. Reuters
A building after it collapsed during a police operation in Salt, about 30 km from Amman, Jordan. Jordanian Security forces stormed a building in the city of Salt where men suspected of planting the home-made bomb that killed one policeman were believed to be hiding. EPA
A building after it collapsed during a police operation in Salt, about 30 km from Amman, Jordan. Jordanian Security forces stormed a building in the city of Salt where men suspected of planting the home-made bomb that killed one policeman were believed to be hiding. EPA
A boy rides his bicycle in a street that was destroyed during a bombardment the previous day, in the rebel-held town of Orum al-Kubra, in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. AFP
A boy rides his bicycle in a street that was destroyed during a bombardment the previous day, in the rebel-held town of Orum al-Kubra, in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. AFP
Relatives of Palestinian volunteer paramedic Abdullah al-Qutati, mourn during his funeral in Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. EPA
Relatives of Palestinian volunteer paramedic Abdullah al-Qutati, mourn during his funeral in Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. EPA
Palestinians participate in a protest against the more than a decade-long Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, in Beit Lahya on the border with Israel in the northern Gaza strip. AFP
Palestinians participate in a protest against the more than a decade-long Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, in Beit Lahya on the border with Israel in the northern Gaza strip. AFP

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What is dialysis?

Dialysis is a way of cleaning your blood when your kidneys fail and can no longer do the job.

It gets rid of your body's wastes, extra salt and water, and helps to control your blood pressure. The main cause of kidney failure is diabetes and hypertension.

There are two kinds of dialysis — haemodialysis and peritoneal.

In haemodialysis, blood is pumped out of your body to an artificial kidney machine that filter your blood and returns it to your body by tubes.

In peritoneal dialysis, the inside lining of your own belly acts as a natural filter. Wastes are taken out by means of a cleansing fluid which is washed in and out of your belly in cycles.

It isn’t an option for everyone but if eligible, can be done at home by the patient or caregiver. This, as opposed to home haemodialysis, is covered by insurance in the UAE.

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