Kidney failure patients in Dong Nai will have new hope from kidney transplant technique

(DN) - According to the World Health Organization (WHO), every year about 10% of the world's population is facing kidney diseases.

In Dong Nai , the number of patients who have to undergo dialysis three times a week is overloaded. Photo: Bich Nhan

In Vietnam, there are currently about 5 million people suffering from kidney failure, about 26,000 people with end-stage chronic kidney failure requiring dialysis and 8,000 new cases each year. More worryingly, in recent years, the rate of young people suffering from the disease and requiring periodic dialysis has increased by 5-10%, becoming a burden for health care , families and society.

In particular, people of working age who have to undergo dialysis have a major impact on their work and career development opportunities. In Dong Nai, the number of patients who have to undergo dialysis three times a week is overloaded, outnumbering the number of machines available in hospitals.

The program "Hello! Doctor" will discuss kidney transplant with Master, Doctor Pham Xuan Son, Head of the Department of Nephrology and Urology, Dong Nai General Hospital. Photo: Bich Nhan

To solve this problem, Dong Nai General Hospital is preparing important steps to deploy kidney transplant techniques locally - opening up new hope for many patients.
To better understand this issue, the program "Hello! Doctor" of Dong Nai Newspaper and Radio and Television will have an interview with Master, Doctor Pham Xuan Son, Head of the Department of Nephrology and Urology, Dong Nai General Hospital.

The program will be broadcast at 9am on Tuesday, December 9 on digital platforms of Dong Nai Newspaper, Radio and Television including: Baodongnai.com.vn; Facebook: Baodongnai; Facebook: Dong Nai News.

We respectfully invite you to watch! Any questions about this disease can be called via hotline: 0908.951168 or 0909129492. In addition, you can send messages via the digital platforms of Dong Nai Newspaper, Radio and Television.

Bich Nhan

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/xa-hoi/y-te/202512/nguoi-benh-suy-than-o-dong-nai-se-co-hy-vong-moi-tu-ky-thuat-ghep-than-c8f0ebc/