Calls for govt. action to tackle kidney disease crisis in Srikakulam
Advocacy groups are calling for urgent government intervention to address a rising prevalence of kidney disease in the Uddanam region of Srikakulam. Reports indicate that the local research hospital is understaffed and lacks the necessary resources to manage the growing health crisis.
Why it matters
The report underscores a critical public health crisis and the gap between government infrastructure investment and operational capacity.
Members of the Forum for Development of North Andhra (FDNA) have written a letter to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu urging immediate intervention to address the growing severity of kidney disease in the Uddanam region of Srikakulam district and to strengthen medical and research facilities.
FDNA general secretary, A. Aja Sharma, said it has been reported in several newspapers that an expert committee constituted to study the prevalence of the disease has submitted an interim report to the Minister for Health. The findings reportedly contained in the report are deeply disturbing and call for immediate intervention by the State Government.
He said that, according to the report, 3,897 people were examined and kidney disease was detected in 949 of them, accounting for 24.35% of those screened, which is extremely alarming.
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