Kidney donation after death can save 30,000 lives
Say experts
Some 30,000 lives could be saved if people start donating kidneys after their deaths, said experts at the 6th national conference of Kidney Foundation held in the city yesterday.
They said every year around 1.80 lakh people are diagnosed with kidney diseases in the country. Of them, 40,000 suffer from kidney failure while three fourth of them die as the people are still reluctant to donate kidneys.
Like eye donation after deaths, people can start donating kidneys. In developed countries, around 85 percent kidney is collected from the deceased donors and the success rate at this type of kidney transplantation is also high, they mentioned.
The Kidney Foundation has been trying to save lives of people with the kidneys collected from the deceased donors for last two years, the organisers said.
But due to lack of donors and apathy of the people for lack of awareness it cannot move forward much, they told the conference at the Convention Hall of the Kidney Foundation Hospital and Research Institute.
President of the foundation Prof Dr Harun ar Rashid presided over the conference while Health Adviser to the Prime Minister Syed Modasser Ali was present as the chief guest.
National Professor MR Khan was present as the special guest.
Secretary General of the foundation Dr Muhibur Rahman, Vice President Dr MA Wahab and Managing Director Tini Ferdous Rashid also spoke.
Around 300 nephrologist, urologist and transplant experts took part in the conference.
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