About the The Nephron Network
Kidney disease affects a large share of the Indian population, yet the facts families need — what the numbers really say, which treatments exist, what the law allows, and where to go for care — are scattered and often buried in jargon. The Nephron Network is a response to that gap: one plain-language place that assembles sourced statistics, definitive guides, and a working directory of kidney-care centres and national institutions.
What this project is
- An education platform. Long-form guides written for patients and families, not for clinicians.
- A data reference. Every statistic carries a named source and year, linked so it can be checked and re-cited by writers and journalists.
- A navigation directory. Care centres and national institutions list what they offer and link to their own sites; nothing here is a booking or referral service.
What this project is not
- Not medical advice. No page diagnoses, prescribes, or recommends a clinician. The clinical conversation belongs to you and your doctor.
- Not a hospital, clinic, or broker. We do not provide treatment and we never arrange or price organs. Organ donation in India is altruistic under THOTA, and that is the only framing we publish: no buy, no sell, no middlemen.
- Not a claims machine. We do not publish invented statistics, bed counts, accreditations, or performance claims on behalf of any listed centre.
How to read our work
Start from our guides for understanding, then move to the statistics for numbers with sources, then the directory to identify care options in your region. Our editorial policy explains exactly how we source, review, and correct content — and you can contact us through the contact page if you spot something that should be fixed.