<i>'Kidney diseases claim 5 every hour'</i>

3 October 2011, 18:00 PM

Staff Correspondent

Around two crore people in the country are suffering from kidney diseases and five people die every hour from it, said experts yesterday. This number is increasing alarmingly while less than five percent of the people can afford the expensive treatment of kidney diseases, they added. They were speaking at a discussion to raise awareness on kidney diseases organised by Kidney Awareness, Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS) in the city. As a part of the awareness programme, KAMPS also provided free of cost consultation and diagnostic services to 300 workers of Dawn Garments in Wari, said a press release. They also gave primary treatment to the workers with kidney diseases. Regular screening helps prevent kidney diseases by letting people know about the kidney's condition and take steps accordingly, said the experts. Prof Dr M A Samad of Labaid Hospital, Nazmul Ahsan (district governor), Shafiul Alam and Jahangir Kabir of Lion and Chairman MA Khalek of Dawn Garments also spoke among others.