Dhaka: Speakers at a discussion today urged all to maintain a healthy lifestyle to avoid kidney-related diseases. About 3.80 crore people in Bangladesh are affected by some kind of kidney disease. However, if everyone is aware of the prevalence, severity, consequences, and causes of kidney disease and maintains a healthy lifestyle, then it is possible to prevent fatal kidney failure in 60-70 percent of cases, they said.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the observations were made at a roundtable titled 'Obstacles and Transitions in Kidney Health Protection: Bangladesh Context' organized by the voluntary organization Kidney Awareness Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS) at Tofazzal Hossain Manik Mia Hall of Jatiya Press Club (JPC). KAMPS President and Professor of Anwar Khan Modern Medical College Hospital, Dr. M A Samad, presented the keynote paper at the roundtable.
The event was attended by government-level policymakers, doctors, journalists, and educationists, including President of Bangladesh Renal Association Professor Dr. Nazrul Islam, President of the Pediatric Nephrology Society of Bangladesh Professor Dr. Afroza Begum, founder President of Kidney Foundation of Bangladesh Prof Dr. Harun-Ur-Rashid, and Executive Director of KAMPS Rezwan Salehin.