35,000 suffer from kidney disease a year
Experts tell international convention
Staff Correspondent
About 20,000 people fall victim to end stage renal failure (ESRF) while another 15,000 develop acute kidney failure in the country every year, said nephrologists at a convention yesterday. They said acute kidney failure is largely preventable and curable disease provided appropriate treatment is offered in time. The experts were speaking at the inauguration of a two-day Annual Convention and International CME (Continued Medical Education) organised jointly by Bangladesh Renal Association (BRA) and International Society of Nephrology at a city hotel. The major causes of ESRF are chronic glomerulonephritis, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension, said the BRA Secretary General Prof Shamim Ahmed. The speakers said the medical science has made remarkable advancement in the field of Nephrology and Urology which will enable the nephrologists to manage the country's increasing kidney disease more efficiently. Prof John Dirks of Canada, who is the Chair of International Society of Nephrology, said the CME courses would be helpful in updating nephrology in Bangladesh. A host of foreign specialists including Prof William Finn from USA, Prof Juergen Bommer from Germany, Prof A Davision from the UK, Prof Miguel C Riella from Brazil, Prof Kirpal S Chugh from India, and Prof Ali Jaffar Naqvi from Pakistan are taking part in the CME sessions. Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said the government would pay "appropriate attention to the recommendations made during the sessions."
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