About 9,500 people in Tunisia suffer from kidney failure, including 1,350 awaiting transplant

About 9,500 people in Tunisia are suffering from kidney failure, including about 1,350 people on the waiting list for a transplant, said Saturday at the head of the radiology department of the Al-Omran clinic.

At a day of open awareness on "early detection and prevention of kidney disease," said Ben Moussa in an interview with the Association for Chronic Disease Prevention and the Tunisian Society of Sciences of the nutrition, "This figure, which dates back to 2016, is expected to increase, which requires the organization of such events to educate the public, especially patients with chronic diseases, to the importance of early detection prevention and to avoid the incidence of kidney failure. "

She also stressed the importance of early detection by a significant number of medical personnel from all disciplines, paramedics and psychologists, which will prevent and maintain the kidneys against hypertension, diabetes , obesity, cardiovascular disease, some kidney infections and leg swelling …

For its part, said Fawzi Canon, specialist in gland diseases and diabetes, one-third of patients with kidney failure are diagnosed with diabetes, calling for preventive care through a balanced diet, thus reducing fat, sugar and salt in foods, excessive alcohol consumption and regular exercise.

The high cost of the disease, which amounts to more than 90 million dinars per year (5% of total health sector spending in Tunisia), is the result of increased injuries, lack of awareness, sensitization and early detection of the disease. He described this as a silent death.