60% of diabetes patients have some form of kidney ailment, says HelloKidney.ai pilot project
The Hindu
The HelloKidney.ai pilot project has found that around 60% of people suffering from diabetes have some form of kidney ailment and 26% of the diabetes patients have silent and unknown advanced kidney disease.
The HelloKidney.ai pilot project has found that around 60% of people suffering from diabetes have some form of kidney ailment and 26% of the diabetes patients have silent and unknown advanced kidney disease.
Chinta Rama Krishna, nephrology specialist and founder of the HelloKidney.ai told The Hindu that the HelloKidney.ai initiative aimed at revolutionising the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) at primary health centres (PHCs) through innovative integrated digital health technology solutions.
This pilot project, a collaboration between HelloKidney.ai and the National Health Mission-Government of Andhra Pradesh, targets early detection and standardised treatment to curb the progression of the CKD in the primary healthcare approach.
Detailing the outcomes of the pilot project, Dr. Rama Krishna said, “Implementing point-of-care testing and digital health tools, the project is engaged with PHCs on specific high-risk areas. As many as 2,070 people suffering from CKD have been screened in three months using mobile health applications and diagnostic tools, focusing on risk stratification and guideline-adherent management.”
He said that 983 people suffering from diabetes and 1,012 patients suffering from hypertension were screened for CKD. Further, 88 patients with a history of cardiovascular diseases were screened for CKD at urban PHCs. “As many as 264 patients (12.7%) were found to be obese with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of more than 30. Of the 2,070 people screening, 1,222 were found to be suffering from CKD (59%),” he said.
The patients include people from Uddanam region of Srikakulam district and A. Konduru mandal of NTR district, the hotbeds for CKD. Many patients were diagnosed with CKD at UPHCs in Guntur and Mangalagiri during the screening, he added.
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