Question : Kidney related Diseases

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of steep rise in the number of kidney related
diseases in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of patients reported with kidney failure during the last two years, state/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government has conducted any survey regarding the rise in kidney related diseases in the country and if so, the details and the outcome thereof;

(d) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that the dialysis machines are inadequate and dialysis facilities are very costly and inaccessible to ordinary patients in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the corrective measures taken by the Government and strategy formulated to tackle the situation?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a) to (c): As informed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) related to chronic kidney disease have increased by 12% between 1990 to 2016 as per the Global Burden of Disease- India study. The data regarding number of patients reported with kidney failure are not maintained centrally.

ICMR has undertaken a study on prevalence of CKD in the Indian population in a multi-centric project initiated at 7 centers of the country viz. Delhi, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Guwahati, Mumbai. The initial trends of data indicates a community prevalence of CKD on first screening ranging from 5.5% to 18.2% with an average prevalence of 11.4% on first screening

(d) & (e): Health is a State subject, however, under National Health Mission (NHM), support is extended to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare system for provision of accessible, affordable and quality health care to the citizens based on the proposals submitted by the States/UTS in their Programme Implementation Plans. Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) was rolled out in 2016 as part of the National Health Mission (NHM) for provision of free dialysis services to the BPL and at a very low rate APL. A total of 427 Districts have been covered with 618 Centres having 3381 machines with a combined capacity of performing approximately 42 Lakhs Haemodialysis Sessions.