‘If they don’t get care, they die’: the woman who runs the world’s largest kidney dialysis company

Giza, who grew up in Wales, began her career in the cost-conscious world of automotive manufacturing. Photograph: PR

New popular weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic come with an additional benefit: they could prolong the life of people with chronic kidney disease, says Helen Giza.

For Giza, who runs the world’s largest dialysis and renal services company, Fresenius Medical Care (FME), and for the patients it serves, the new breed of weight-loss jabs promises to be transformational.