World Kidney Day

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Delivered a Lecture on “World Kidney Day” at the Government Hospital Chennai on 10th March 2023 underlining these attributes.

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'Preparing for the unexpected, supporting the vulnerable”

Adopting integrated health strategies that prioritise kidney disease prevention, early identification, and management is the most critical requirement for policymakers.

In times of emergency, healthcare facilities should offer chronic kidney patients fair and appropriate access to treatment.

The Governments should prioritise preventing NCDs and include emergency preparation plans in their management and detection strategies.

Patients should prepare an emergency kit with food, drink, medical supplies, and documents of their medical care in case of an emergency.

Across the entire world, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant source of illness and mortality. The World?Health Organization (WHO) estimates that chronic renal disorders cause 2.4 million fatalities annually worldwide.

Global Data; More than 800 million people worldwide, or 10% of the world's population, are affected by kidney illnesses, according to a recent submission by Csaba P. Kovesdy from the International Society of Nephrology update 2022 to the National Library of Medicine. Chronic kidney diseases are more common in older persons, women, people of racial Minorities and those with diabetes and high blood pressure. The other contributing factors to kidney disease are stress and lifestyle.

CKD in India; CKD continues to be a major social burden. The actual illness burden of CKD/ESRD in the Indian population cannot be reliably estimated in the absence of a renal registry. In India, there are several physical, environmental, and social factors that can increase one's chance of having kidney disease.

It is more challenging for individuals to lead healthy lives and to obtain the medical care, care they require, and assistance they require because of environmental and?social variables, often known as social determinants of health (SDoH).

The "Food Hog" a place where there are more fast-food restaurants, junk food shops, and alcohol bars than there are healthy food options, is the main contributing reason. Chronic stress can harm the blood vessels in the kidneys and cause kidney disease by raising blood pressure and causing inflammation.

The chance of having kidney disease can be reduced in a few ways.

Be active and fit.

Eat a balanced diet. Avoid excess salty snacks.

Monitor and manage your blood sugar.

Monitor and manage your blood pressure.

Make sure to drink enough water.

Avoid smoking.

Avoid routinely taking over-the-counter inflammatory/painkilling medications.

If you possess one or more of the "high risk" criteria, you should get your kidney function evaluated.