Panel recommends annual screening, additional test for chronic kidney disease
A Parliamentary Standing Committee in India has recommended that all serum creatinine tests automatically include an eGFR report to improve early detection of chronic kidney disease. The panel also called for a national strategy focused on annual screening for high-risk individuals.
Why it matters
Early detection of chronic kidney disease can significantly reduce the burden of dialysis and transplantation, shifting the focus toward preventative healthcare.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare has recommended that every serum creatinine test (direct measurement of waste product in blood) in the country should automatically include a glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) report (estimates normal kidney function), at no additional cost to the patient, to improve the early detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare headed by Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav, MP, Rajya Sabha, in its 177th Report on “Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in India-Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Management” made a total of 66 recommendations. The report was presented to the Rajya Sabha and tabled in the Lok Sabha on August 7.
The committee has called for national strategy on CKD, annual screening of people at high risk, and a shift in policy from treating advanced kidney failure to preventing and slowing the progression of the disease.
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