Kidneys In Need of Dialysis
Rotary District 3232 Initiative to help those in need of Hemo Dialysis
KINDNESS in health
What is Dialysis?
In healthy individuals, The kidneys filter waste and excess fluids from your blood, which are then excreted in the urine.
Dialysis is a treatment method that replicates the function of the kidneys when they are failing.
Some cases of acute kidney disease, however, can be treated and dialysis may only be required in the short term.
However, in cases of kidney failure, this mechanism fails and individuals need to undergo dialysis. Dialysis can be used to treat people with chronic or acute kidney disease.
Chronic Kidney Disease
CKD in India
The number of patients affected by Chronic Kidney Disease have doubled in the last 14 years. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is one among those, in which lives are lost due to prohibitive cost of continuous dialysis treatment. CKD describes the gradual loss of kidney function.
When it reaches an advanced stage, dangerous levels of fluid, electrolytes and wastes build up in the body. In the case of chronic renal failure, the kidneys do not improve and people need dialysis for the rest of their lives, until they get a kidney transplant.
Due to growing cases of CKD, the patients undergoing dialysis are also increasing by 10-15 percent every year. India is estimated to have about 130,000 patients on Hemodialysis and over 3400 patients in each state. The approximate prevalence of CKD is 800 people per million population.
Why a Dialysis Centre?
Over 90% of patients requiring Dialysis in India die because of inability to afford care, and even in those who do start dialysis, 60% stop for financial reasons, for it costs more than Rs 13,000 for 4 shifts for a patient in a private hospital.
How can we help?
To find a solution to this issue would require stabilising and establishing several FREE Dialysis Centres around the state with the help of:
- Greater Chennai Corporation Charitable Trust Hospital Government
- Peripheral Hospitals Rotary Hospitals
We can help by spreading kindness in health.
Preliminary Requirements
For a dialysis Centre:
- Kidney patients always feel mentally tired after a long dialysis session. Hence a suitable site, that is comfortably accessible for the locals, must be chosen.
- Ease in commute with public transport, like autos, buses, and trains is a must within a radius of 3-5km around the site.
- Ensure there is a hospital close by in case of any emergency.
