President calls for urgent report on chronic kidney patients

President Maithreepala Sirisena has instructed the Ministry of Health to submit an urgent report on chronic kidney patients as an internal ministry study found that at least five thousand chronic kidney patients are reported annually in Sri Lanka. The extensive use of pesticides has been identified to be cause for this deadly issue.

President further said that the Government is expected to produce this report to countries like Germany, which are willing to assist Sri Lanka to control the chronic kidney disease and to implement projects with the support of these countries to eliminate this menace from the country.

The President made these remarks participating in the progress review meeting of the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine held at the auditorium of the National Blood Transfusion Centre in Narahenpita, yesterday.

The proposed report will be used to draw plans to overcome the renal diseases to which Germany has already offered its assistance. According to the President the use of drugs in the Northern Province has been increased. He indicated that priority will be given to the Northern Province in the programs for pesticide prevention.