Chronic kidney disease is one of the major social concerns of today. It is the most grave health issue in the North Central province. As patients have been found from Girandurukotte, Kurunegala, Embilipitiya, Anuradhapura, and Hambantota there is a clear indication for the possibility of the spreading of the disease to other areas as well.
According to statistics, new patients diagnosed with kidney disease every year amounts to around five thousand patients. This issue has even grabbed international attention given its severity. Although many aspects are listed as reasons for the propagation of this disease there is no proper, definite information as to what these reasons are. Hence, we filed an RTI to the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Science requesting to know the exact reasons for the contagion of this disease.
We requested details of the number of patients identified with kidney and kidney-related diseases, regions in which the majority of patients have been reported, reasons for the contamination of the disease, and measures that are taken to control the spreading of this disease. Although we were informed that the requested information will be provided within 14 days of lodging the complaint by the information officer as at 22.01.2019, no response was received up until today.
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