ETALING JAYA, March 8 (Bernama) — Approximately one in 10 adults worldwide suffer from some form of kidney damage and every year millions die as a result of kidney failure caused by diabetes.

Kidney failure is the final stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD), a serious condition where the kidneys could no longer rid the body of wastes.

CKD is present when individuals have an increase in the excretion of albumin in the urine or a major decrease in kidney function.

In Malaysia more than 3,500 people develop end stage renal failure every year, giving rise to the number of patients requiring dialysis.

According to the president of Malaysian Society of Nephrology (MSN) Dr Philip N. Jeremiah, CKD affects about eight to 10 per cent of the population and currently the number of patients requiring dialysis in Malaysia is growing by 5 to 7 per cent annually…. (more…)