PESHAWAR, 12Mar (App): Khyber Teaching Hospital Nephrology Department marked “World Kidney Day” to raise awareness of the importance of kidneys, preventive behaviors, risk factors and highlight how to live with a kidney disease. Like other provinces in Khyber Paktunkhwa the world kidney day is observed every year. Khyber Teaching Hospital arranges a walk to create awareness among general public and patients.
According to Pakistan Medical Association 20,000 patients die each year because of Kidney related diseases.
The walk was attended by Chairman Medical specialties and In-charge Nephrology Prof Dr Nisar Anwar, Prof Dr Amir Azhar, Asso Prof Dr Ahmad Zeb, Assit Prof Dr Mufti Baleegh, In-charge Urology unit KTH Asst Prof Dr Hazrat Ullah, Nursing Director Rehmat Ullah, Principal Nursing School Mahar Musatafa and large number of faculty staff, management staff, TMOs’, HOs’, nursing staff along with school of nursing and its students.
The objective of this walk was to highlight the importance of Chronic Kidney Disease. The theme of this year World Kidney Day is “Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere – from Prevention to Detection and Equitable Access to Care”. Pakistan ranks 8th in the world for prevalence of Chronic Kidney disease and prevalence range of kidney disease is from 12% to 20% in different studies. Government cost on each patient is average of 3 lac Rupees per year. There are 20 Nephrology departments in Pakistan and 75 Dialysis centres are working in Pakistan where approximate2500 patient are getting dialysis regularly.
Approximately 33% Chronic Glomerunephritis, 33% diabetes mellitus, 13% Hypertension, 8% Stone disease causes renal failure. The mortality of Chronic Kidney Diseases is very high. 25-30% people are surviving on hemodialysis per year. MTI KTH has purposely built 24 dialysis stations.
Department of Nephrology has examined 46278 patients in OPD and 6264 patients were admitted in the ward in year 2019 whereas Urology Unit has examined 5252 patients in OPD, 932 patients were admitted in ward and 676 patients operated. 17785 dialysis, 385 Renal Biopsy, 83 perma catheter, 33 nephrostomy were conducted within a year.
The BoG and management of hospital is determined to establish full fledge urology dept to facilitate the patient and also strengthen the post graduate and under graduate training.
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