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KARACHI: Experts from the Institute of Urology and Transplantation of Sind (SIUT) said Thursday that Pakistan is the eighth largest country in the world with a high prevalence of kidney disease causing 20,000 deaths a year .
"And this trend is growing alarmingly," said an expert at a SIUT-sponsored public awareness program at his Dewan Farooq Medical Center in Karachi, on the occasion of World Kidney Day. .
Similar events were held at the institute's Kathore Primary Health Center, SIUT Chhablani Medical Center in Sukkur and the Mithi Press Club's SIUT camp.
World Kidney Day is an international event celebrated in March around the world in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the International Society of Nephrology and the International Kidney Federation Foundation.
This year's theme was "Kidney Health: For Everyone Everywhere".
Experts said the main cause of chronic kidney disease was mainly diabetes, kidney glomerular disease and high blood pressure, in addition to the excessive use of painkillers, herbal medicines uncertified, genetic disorders, conbad malformations, computational diseases, infections, environmental pollution and hygiene and old age.
They said the misfortune of the disease was that most kidneys had already been damaged by the onset of symptoms of such diseases.
Experts said the main symptoms and features of kidney disease include swollen face and feet, fatigue, lack of appetite, lack of concentration, blood in the urine, foamy urine, vomiting, difficulty breathing, etc.
Explaining the key steps to prevent kidney disease, experts advised people to eat little salty and oilseed foods, stay hydrated, eat more fruits and vegetables, stay active, regularly medical examinations with a doctor, not to consume alcohol or tobacco, ideal weight, control of sugar levels in diabetic patients, control of hypertension in hypertensive patients and compliance with treatment prescribed by doctors .
Conferences and tutorials on kidney disease were presented and educational publications distributed to raise awareness about kidney disease.
Dr. Sarfraz Sarwar, Dr. Munawar Khaliq, Dr. Sobia Naheed, Dr. Fouzia Mushtaq and Dietician Naila Rasheed were among the experts who participated in the day's activities.
A large number of people participated in events and took advantage of the facilities offered.
Kidney Institute Opens
Mayor Wasim Akhtar inaugurated Thursday the Karachi Kidney Disease Institute (KIKD), which would be the second state-of-the-art facility offered by the public sector of the provincial capital alongside the SIUT.
The Mayor, accompanied by Metropolitan Commissioner Saif-ur-Rehman, unveiled the plaque and visited various sections where he met with patients and presented them with bouquets.
The mayor was informed that the facility would dialyze 75 patients a day.
Officials said the KMC had established a kidney center in the same building in 2012, but that it could only offer treatment to patients in 2017. However, at the insistence of the Mayor, she did her first dialysis in November 2017 and provided medication to patients.
Posted in Dawn, March 15, 2019
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