Nephrologist raises alarm over worsening cases of kidney disease in Nigeria
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By Gabriel Olawale
A Consultant Nephrologist and Head of Clinical Services, Healing Stripes Hospital, Dr Adedamola Akinsiku, has raised the alarm over increasing cases of kidney diseases in Nigeria which he described as a silent killer.
Akinsiku lamented that majority of people with the disease present late to the hospital when treatment is elusive. “Globally, about 700 million individuals have chronic kidney disease, the commonest cause is diabetes which accounts for about 40 per cent.
“Following closely is hypertension, 33 percent. Aging, race, gender among others contribute 27 percent.
“I had the opportunity to carry out a study in Lagos state in 2015, and we found out that the level of awareness is poor coupled with the fact that 11.7 percent of adults residing in Lagos State have one form of chronic kidney disease or the other with majority unaware.”