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Kidney Awareness and Prevention Society (KAMPS) arranged a series of events over months together  to mark the world kidney day .



On 27th January:

KAMPS inaugurated KAMPS KIDNEY AND DIALYSIS centre at Tangail. A discussion meeting was held to aware the people about Kidney disease. Honorable state minister of Health, senior lawyer, Member of Parliament, Government high official, journalist and leaders from civil society were present at the occasion. The centre will provide dialysis, treatment of Kidney patients and will provide kidney screening services to people covering an area where about six million people living.



On 21th February :

KAMPS arranged a free medical Camp, screening program, kidney education fair and discussion meeting on the topic titled “How can we prevent Kidney failure” at ‘TALIM GHAR’, Hatibandha, Tangail on 21st February (in a remotest village area) more than sixty Physician participated the medical camp. We have treated more than three thousand patients. We examine urine for protein and RBC, screened for diabetes and kidney function. We measure blood pressure. Treatment was given who needed. Huge number of people gathered at the medical camp. We avail the opportunity to send our 10 point messages showing the way to prevent kidney failure.

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To mark the world kidney day Kidney Awareness and Prevention Society (KAMPS) arranged a series of events over months together.

On 27th January:

KAMPS inaugurated KAMPS KIDNEY AND DIALYSIS centre at Tangail. A discussion meeting was held to aware the people about Kidney disease. Honorable state minister of Health, senior lawyer, Member of Parliament. Government high official, journalist and leaders from civil society were present at the occasion. The centre will provide dialysis and Kidney screening services among six million people around.

On 21th February :

KAMPS arranged a free medical Camp, screening program, kidney education fair and discussion meeting on topic titled “How can we prevent Kidney failure” at ‘TALIM Ghar’ , Hatibandha, Tangail on 21st February (in a remotest village area) more than sixty Physician participated the medical camp. We have treated more than three thousand patients. We examine urine for protein and RBC, screened for diabetes and kidney function. We measure blood pressure. Treatment was given who needed. Huge number of people gathered at the medical camp. We took the opportunity to send our 10 point row messages to prevent kidney failure.

Dhaka, March 3,2012. (www.bdnews24.com) –
Kidney specialist Prof M A Samad, who is also the president of Kidney Awareness Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS), said many of his patients were facing dilemma about Kidney Transplant.

And this has left the medical fraternity fending for an answer to the problem. They believe it is high time the government revised a law on kidney donation.

Citing the predicament of Ferdousi Begum and her likes in the country, a group of specialists on Saturday urged the government to amend the 1999 law to allow 'emotional or altruist' kidney donation, enabling hundreds of people live a normal life.

Speaking at a roundtable in the capital, they also suggested formation of a 'central authority' to oversee organ donation in the country.

The current law allows a patient to get kidney only from brothers, sisters, father, mother, maternal, and paternal uncles and aunts.

"There are many countries including Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Iran and European countries that encourage emotional donors to donate kidney," said the president of KAMPS that organised the event in the backdrop of the ongoing crisis in kidney transplantation.

Started in 1982, over 1,000 patients had been grafted kidney in Bangladesh until Sep 2011 when police uncovered a notorious group running illegal kidney trade.

After the police raid, Prof Samad said people got panicky as some media reports talked of 'health risks' for the donors and linked some doctors to the illegal business.

"But both were false. Eventually patients are suffering due to the confusion," he said urging the government to make the organ donation law 'flexible'.

"There should have been a government-monitored central system to oversee kidney transplantation," he said.

President of the Society of Organ Transplant Bangladesh Prof Harun-or-Rashid said with the rising incidence of kidney failure, more and more people would require transplantation in the coming days.

"We must create awareness among people to dispel misgivings about kidney donation. At the same time, we should allow more relatives to donate kidney," he said adding that authorities should allow donation from cousins in a revised organ transplant law.

Member of parliament Prof Matiur Rahman said he needs a kidney to get rid of the agonising pain of dialysis. But he failed to get one from the relatives the law allows reception from.

"There are many people who want to donate (kidney) to me, but I cannot take from them as the law does not allow," he said.

He said the law should be amended allowing 'emotional or interested' donors as in other countries.

In the light of the plight of kidney patients, bdnews24.com chief editor Toufique Imrose Khalidi found the demand to amend the law only 'logical'.

"And quick measures should be taken in this regard," he said.

Khalidi said generating awareness would be key to prevent kidney ailments, as most of the people in the country cannot afford kidney treatment on account of the high costs involved.

He suggested using 'internet' apart from other means to inform people.

Earlier, presenting a paper, KAMPS president Prof Samad showed even 10 percent of the total kidney patients cannot afford their treatment.

He said nearly 20 million people suffer from one or the other kidney ailment, and 35,000 to 40,000 people die of kidney failures every year.

Jafrullah Chowdhury, founder of GonoShasthaya Kendra, however, emphasised the need to lower kidney transplant fees.

"It will help more patients to avail kidney transplantation," he said.

Currently, it takes Tk 2-7 lakh for kidney grafting in Bangladesh.

Rising trend of high blood pressure, diabetes and mindless use of drugs are adding to the rising number of kidney patients in Bangladesh.

Experts called upon all to be aware of the disease, as symptoms of chronic kidney diseases surfacing at an advanced stage baffle people.

"We can prevent over 50 percent of the (kidney) failures, if detected early. Blood and urine tests of people at risk, who are diabetic and have high blood pressure, can ensure early detection," according to Prof Samad.

He said people can get some clues through change in amount, color and frequency of urine, swelling in different parts of the body, fatigue and breathing shortness.

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Programs on World Kidney Day 2012

Day 1

7th March

10:00 AM

Meet the Press: Discussion on Kidney Disease Burden with Electronic and Print Media

Day 2

8th March

8:00 AM

Awareness Rally in 4 Major Cities

Dhaka

Chittagong Medical College Hospital

Maymensing Medical College Hospital

Khulna SAN Specialized Hospital

Participation- Public, Health professionals, Government Officials, Celebraties, Transplant Donor-Recipients

9:00 - 11:00 AM

WKD 2012      Inauguration and Discussion (in 4 Major Cities)

Participation- Nephrology, Urology, Transplant Physicians, Diabetologist, other Health professionals, Elites and Government officials

12:00AM – 4:00 PM

Kidney Donor-Recipient Health Screening (BSM Medical University, Dhaka)

Participation-Renal Transplant Recipient and Donors

Advice from Nephrology and Transplant Physicians

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Infotainment Regarding Kidney Disease Prevention and Kidney Donation in Dhaka

Participation - Public, Physician & Elites in an Educational Entertainment Evening

Day 3

9th March

9:00 AM- 2:00 PM

Screening Program for CKD and Risk Factors in a Rural Area in Savar, Dhaka

[Sponsored participants: Roche (Bangladesh); UniMed Pharma & Novartis (Bangladesh)]