Prevention, the best way to manage kidney disease

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Health Walk at Renal Dialysis Center, Ikeja, Lagos, to raise public awareness of kidney disease, March 15

Given the growing incidence of kidney disease, the Kidney Dialysis Center (DRC), Ikeja, Lagos, says the best way to manage this disease is to do prevention.

Dr. John Okoh, founder and CEO of DRC, told the Nigerian Nigerian News Agency (NAN) in Lagos that, based on clinical observations and available statistics, more and more of people were suffering from kidney failure.

He spoke on the sidelines of a free screening campaign organized by the center at the Alade Market in Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday.

The screening is part of the activities of the World Kidney Day Center (WKD) 2019, celebrated each year on March 14 with the theme for 2019 "Kidney Health for All, Everywhere."

Okoh said: "One of the currently prescribed ways of managing the disease is prevention, protection and early detection, and good kidney management.

"Kidney disease is increasing every day, which is why we're here, trying to track people.

"This free screening allows people to check their status, as many of them may not want to go to health facilities because of financial implications and other biases.

"We are giving them the opportunity to have a checkup and encourage them to have a regular check-up."

He also condemned the refusal of people to voluntarily donate kidneys for a transplant, hence the importance given to prevention.

However, Okoh said that one of the ways to manage kidney failure is dialysis, which is expensive.

According to him, the kidney dialysis center has a chain of dialysis centers for the treatment of kidney disease.

Free screening and counseling by the Kidney Dialysis Center, Ikeja, Lagos, to raise awareness of kidney disease, March 15, 2019.

"Our mission is to provide accessible, affordable and quality dialysis services to people with kidney failure through individualized care to improve the quality of life.

"The goal is to make sure our business meets international standards, using local solutions to reach more people with kidney failure," Okoh said.

Fraser Black, business coach at Stanford Seed and DRC consultant, congratulated the center for its focus on high quality care, cost-effectiveness and dialysis treatments, and accessible health care.

He advised people to avoid salt, smoking and alcohol and to focus on reducing hypertension, diabetes and overweight (obesity) and to adopt a Healthy lifestyle as the best way to avoid kidney disease.

On the possible causes of kidney disease, Dr. Chinedu Odum, nephrologist and consulting physician, said, "One of the causes is hypertension.

"It's the leading cause of kidney disease in Africa and many people do not know they have hypertension.

"Plus, diabetes can be a cause. Anyone who has a high blood sugar level for a long time can fall with complications.

"There are environmental and lifestyle causes that include fumes, fumes, alcohol, herbal mixtures and even bleaching; these have components that can damage the kidney.

"It's much cheaper to prevent kidney damage because once you have kidney damage, you can not go back. we implore people to be more aware of the factors that increase the disease, "he said.

The free screening began with a sanitary walk from the Opebi Roundabout (GT Fountain) and ended at the Alade Market.

No fewer than 2,500 people were examined, counseled and informed by health professionals about the nature of the kidneys, how they work and how they manage their health.

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