Towards A World Free From Chronic Kidney Diseases
By Sarath Wijesinghe –March 10, 2016
Sarath Wijesinghe
World Kidney Day on 10th of March
Events and projects on awareness on kidney related complications are organized worldwide on “WORLD KIDNEY DAY” voluntarily to educate fellow citizens how to safeguard this amazing and complicated vital organ in a human body in the interest of the present and future generations due to the importance of kidneys which has the impact and connected to problems such as Diabetes, Hypotension, Kidney Failure, Blindness and other related complications. Proper precautionary measures will minimize kidney related diseases while having short and long term affects and individual family disasters. It is a precious organ in the human body making urine, remove excess water, control body chemicals, /toxins, controls blood pressure, keep bones healthy, help make red blood, controls mineral potassium, blood for long and healthy life kidney is as important as acidity and many other factors for a healthy life. Kidney is as important as the heart that pumps blood for the body to function. Many external an internal factors are responsible for the damages caused by the kidneys leading to kidney failures which was somewhat rare in the past. Today it has become dangerously high due to imbalanced food habits, water, leading artificial life against nature, excessive intake of chemicals external articles and many other factors causing short and long term dangerous to this vital organs Sri Lanka is the most recent victim of this disastrous epidemic due to chemicals and other undetected and unidentified causes researched worldwide . It is the duty of the human being to take precautions for the maintenance and safety of the precious Kidney pressured due to excessive use of chemicals, external articles and many other factors causing short and long term damages to this vital organ. Sri Lanka is the most recent victim of this disastrous epidemic.
Kidney Diseases in the Word and in Sri Lanka
Due to the rapidity of the increase of the kidney diseases governments and non-governmental organizations have set up foundations, advisory centres and worldwide network on educating the citizens on safety and preventive measures. Medical researchers have found the main causes of Kidney diseases to be due to Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Hypotension, Chemicals, Food Pattern and many connected factors. Diabetes is spreading fast worldwide including Sri Lanka with the increase of Kidney patients. About 10% of the world population is affected by Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD) with 6% Asian diabetic patients and death of 1.5 million citizens per year worldwide. There are 400,000 sickened kidney Patients and 4 million diabetic patients in Sri Lanka out of 21 million. 382 million diabetic patients in the world will rise to 592 million in 2035 which is a frightening health risk for the future population.