Dr Freercks is a nephrologist and head of the Renal Unit at Livingstone Hospital in the Eastern Cape (EC) province of South Africa. The Livingstone Renal Unit is a large tertiary nephrology training centre and has significantly increased kidney transplantation access in the EC. Dr Freercks oversees the transplant clinic in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) and his research interests include transplantation advocacy, pharmacogenomics in transplantation and the interaction between infectious diseases and CKD. His experience in caring for kidney transplant recipients in a resource-constrained environment has driven his passion for improving long term outcomes for these patients.