Prevalence of chronic kidney disease increased by 5.6% from 1990 to 2017: data

The Ayushman Bharat Health Account has been envisioned as a single ID to store all healthcare records.

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The Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme for chronic kidney disease patients ensures availability of dialysis services in all the district hospitals in the country free of cost to all BPL beneficiaries.

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PREVALENCE OF chronic kidney disease increased by 5.6% between 1990 and 2017, according to data from the Global Burden of Disease presented in Parliament.

The risk factors for the condition include an ageing population, sedentary lifestyle and use of tobacco products, alcohol, and unhealthy diet, the reply by Union Minister of State for Health Dr Bharti Pravin Pawar said.

The reply states that data of patients with chronic kidney disease is not maintained centrally at present but a renal registry has been envisioned under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme. The objective is to assess the unmet need for dialysis in the community. The portal was launched last year and has a facility for registering dialysis patients using the ABHA IDs and line listing for subsequent follow up.

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The Ayushman Bharat Health Account has been envisioned as a single ID to store all healthcare records.

After gap assessments are done by states, the national health mission supports them in setting up haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis services.

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