Kidney disease in children - is it worth dedicating a day for it? World kidney day 2016 targets kidney disease in children. Kidney diseases in adults is much more common compared to children and thus childhood kidney diseases gets overshadowed. They are different from from adult diseases in many way and this article highlights the distinctiveness and significance of attention to kidney diseases in children in an attempt to spread awareness for it.
About 10% of world’s population has some form of kidney damage, which coupled with lack of awareness is a big public health concern. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is predicted to increase by 17% over the next decade and is now recognized by WHO as a global public health issue. In developing countries like India, due to lack of awareness, most persons with chronic kidney disease are detected in late stages when they quickly need to undergo…
