The launch of peritoneal dialysis patient data monitoring system will improve supervision and care of patients in Brunei Darussalam. Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar launched the system during a ceremony at the Rimba Dialysis Centre held in conjunction with World Kidney Day. The minister said, “When kidneys […]
Maintaining good kidney health is the responsibility for all and everyone should practice a healthy and active lifestyle. They should avoid smoking and has balanced diet. Acting Chief Executive Officer of Department of Renal Services Abdul Mu’iz bin Haji Ibrahim said these during a prize presentation ceremony for a TikTok video challenge and virtual run […]
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March 14, 2021
Hakim Hayat
Kidney disease presents a significant challenge to the Government of Brunei Darussalam, especially the Ministry of Health (MoH), said Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar during the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to outsource public haemodialysis services to Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC) yesterday.
Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham said that by the end of last year, the number of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients in Brunei had risen to 881, of which 85 per cent (752) were on haemodialysis, adding that the figures will continue to rise.
He said the MoH is facing a significant number of people requiring renal replacement therapy which is complex and costly, at approximately BND25,000-BND35,000 per year per patient, just for dialysis alone. “Given the increasing demand and significant costs, it is easy to see that kidney disease presents a significant challenge for the MoH,” he said.
March 11, 2021
Azlan Othman
The number of kidney patients is increasing yearly. According to statistics from the Department of Renal Services, Ministry of Health (MoH) at the end of last year, 3,000 patients under the care of the Chronic Kidney Disease Clinic were at a ‘serious’ level across the four districts. This does not include the 881 patients with end-stage renal disease, requiring kidney replacement therapy treatment.
This was highlighted by Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar in a message to mark World Kidney Day 2021.
“One in 10 people worldwide suffer from chronic kidney disease, meaning an estimated 10 per cent (or 40,000 people) of the Sultanate’s total population suffers from chronic kidney disease.