March 14, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA) -The number of Malaysians with kidney failure is expected to reach 106,000 by 2040, said Malaysian Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Dr Noor Hisham said what’s alarming is that 30 per cent of them are young people under the age of 45 and this could have a negative impact on the country’s socio-economy.
He said to date there are about 40,000 kidney failure patients undergoing dialysis treatment nationwide.
“According to a study about 8,000 new patients were confirmed in 2018 and this trend is increasing every year … if this continues then the number of patients requiring dialysis will reach 106,000 in 2040,” he said when officiating National Kidney Day 2021 virtually in Malaysia yesterday.