An
inter-ministerial committee appointed to implement the recommendations
of the World health Organization (WHO) on the prevalence
of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in several areas of the country are to
meet with the people in the affected areas to obtain their views and
suggestions, sources said.
Accordingly, the national programme on the study will be held at the
Maithreepala Senanayake Madhya Maha Vidyalaya in Medawchchiya Sunday
with the participation of the Health Minister Maithreepala Sirisena as
the Chief Guest.
The WHO
report which investigated the causes of the disease has been handed over
to the Health Ministry and its recommendations are to be implemented
soon, health officials said.
A recent
study has found that over 200,000 people have currently been identified
to be suffering from chronic kidney disease. The kidney disease was
first identified in the 1990s in areas in the dry zone like
Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Dehiattakandiya, Hambantota, Mahiyangane and
Kantale.
The
inter-ministerial committee included officials from the Ministries of
Health, Agriculture, Water Resource and Drainage, Environment, Local
Government, Provincial Councils and Education.
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