Chronic Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka

neo76

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    I recently read in a newspaper article that, 13 Sri Lankans are
    dying by kidney disease (associated with agro chemicals)
    every day.

    Statistically, this trend/ rate over-weighs deaths occurred during the civil war in Sri Lanka.

    :shocked:
     

    MeGusta

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    hadenne nethuwa tiyeyda ban kana taramak kanne jarawa ne....dye dapu kaha kudui arawai mewai....
     

    neo76

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    If deaths due to kidney diseases continues in this rate, it will exceed number of deaths occurred due to tsunami, in next 10 years time.
    But i'm sure the death rate will increase with time, and the deaths will exceed the number of tsunami deaths in much less than 10 years
     

    neo76

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    Re : Agricultural research institute

    The agricultural research institutes in Sri Lanka have
    been introducing new rice species/ sub species. It's
    true that these newly introduced rice species/ sub-species
    produce more rice. But, unlike the rice species we have been
    using in good old days, the natural immunity of the new rice
    specieces are very minimal. So, essentially they depend on
    fertilizers, veedicides, etc. (a lot of agro chemicals are required)

    Hariyata bool ballo wage thamai. Beheth tika welawata dunne naththnam
    marenawa.

    It is true that there is a financial benefit to and individual and
    the country by these new rice species. But, ultimately the population
    end up in Chronic Kidney Disease. At the end of the day, you are spending
    more money for the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease, than what you
    saved from using newly introduced rice species. This is true at individual
    level and at the Country Level.
     

    neo76

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    http://www.rivira.lk/epaper/daily/sat/2014/02/01/index.html#1

    Just have a look at the above e paper.
    First page has an article related to this topic.
    If the information in that article are true, that country knowingly has sent pesticides
    containing glyphosate to this country.
    (That article says pesticides containing glyphocytes also known to cause chronic kidney disease)
    (we have been so far relating it mainly to Arsenic etc in fertilizers)
     

    neo76

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    Anyway, some people say that if we switch to the old methods (organic) of fertilization and our traditional rice (unlike BG64, MP3 LOL ), it's true, we'll have a high cost in the beginning.
    But, when we take into account the cost an individual and the country would be spending to treat Chronic Renal Failure, it will be the cheaper option in the long run.

    Just to emphasis the magnitude of the problem, I like to tell you a fact I heard.
    Some doctors have done a screening study at Madawachchiya.
    And the had found 10% OF THE POPULATION ARE SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. Just take into account that, they have done the study on people who looks apparently healthy. Just imagine the situation, in next few years, when Medawachchiya and Anuradhapura hospitals get filled with these kidney patients.

    As a treatment, I know that they are doing kidney transplants. Anyway, have you anyone gone through the values of 5 year or 10 year survival of these patients after transplant. I don't think this is a solution. Believe me or not
     

    lilman

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    ඔව් මචන් .ඕක කැලණිය කැම්පස් එකෙනුත් පෙන්නුවා මතකද ? එත් අපේ ආඩම්බරකාර තාත්තා ඕක නවත්වන්නේ නැ.දැක්කේ නැ ඇහුනේ නැ වගේ ඉන්නවා.මොලේ තියන එකෙක් කවද හරි අවොත් එදාට ඕක නවතී. :(
     

    neo76

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    ඔව් මචන් .ඕක කැලණිය කැම්පස් එකෙනුත් පෙන්නුවා මතකද ? එත් අපේ ආඩම්බරකාර තාත්තා ඕක නවත්වන්නේ නැ.දැක්කේ නැ ඇහුනේ නැ වගේ ඉන්නවා.මොලේ තියන එකෙක් කවද හරි අවොත් එදාට ඕක නවතී. :(


    Macho. Some multi national companies are very strong.
    They may be strong more than a government of a small country.

    Ara Melamine siddiyedi, apita eka chocolate ekakwath nawaththanna puluwan une nahane. Dan e malamine okkoma ape minissunge bade.

    Ai e witharak nevei.
    During the recent banning of some milk products, some multi national companies had a loss of many billions. Ultimately government agents of some countries also got involved in lifting the rules.

    Ultimately the milk product companies were smart enough to put that loss into the customers. That was the reason was the recent massive prize hike of milk products.

    It's a complicated issue
    :confused:
     

    neo76

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    A similar issue.
    It's well known that we are importing some low quality drugs from india.
    From time to time, SL government have been temporarily suspending their import.
    But, when ever we stop their import, i have heard that government agents from our neighboring country has got involved.
    So, it's complicated issue.
     

    neo76

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    Another similar issue.
    We all know that one person/ company started building (may be at least assembling) some cars in SL. What we could have done was to give tax concessions and promote the industry within the country. So, that gradually he could have increased the percentage of locally manufactured parts in his product.
    But I heard (i don't know this fact for sure. but there's a chance for that to be true), when government tried to give tax concessions for that car assembling company, other multi national companies who import well established brands of cars, did a much influence.
    So, it's a complicated issue.
    Very difficult to overcome all these hurdles.
    You have to be much tricky
     

    noor100

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    The best source for lifestyle changes in your specific case is your doctor and I recommend that you talk to him/her about it. Meanwhile, a little research on webmd.com or nih.gov could be useful.

    Good luck.