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March 14, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA) -The number of Malaysians with kidney failure is expected to reach 106,000 by 2040, said Malaysian Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Dr Noor Hisham said what’s alarming is that 30 per cent of them are young people under the age of 45 and this could have a negative impact on the country’s socio-economy.
He said to date there are about 40,000 kidney failure patients undergoing dialysis treatment nationwide.
“According to a study about 8,000 new patients were confirmed in 2018 and this trend is increasing every year … if this continues then the number of patients requiring dialysis will reach 106,000 in 2040,” he said when officiating National Kidney Day 2021 virtually in Malaysia yesterday.
Saturday, 13 Mar 2021 03:51 PM MYT
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says the number of Malaysians with kidney failure is expected to reach 106,000 by 2040. Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― The number of Malaysians with kidney failure is expected to reach 106,000 by 2040, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Dr Noor Hisham said what’s alarming is that 30 per cent of them are young people under the age of 45 and this could have a negative impact on the country s socio-economy.
He said to date there are about 40,000 kidney failure patients undergoing dialysis treatment nationwide.