end-stage renal disease Archives

14 March 2024

Letter

Malaysia Is On The Brink Of A Kidney Disease Crisis — Galen Centre For Health And Social Policy

The Galen Centre says Malaysia is on the brink of a kidney disease crisis. Socso spent RM1.22mil on dialysis for its contributors in 1999. This increased a whopping 274x in 23 years to RM334.67mil in 2022. Over 51,000 Malaysians currently live with ESRD.

23 September 2022

Malaysia

Expert Projects 106,000 Kidney Failure Patients In Malaysia By 2040

Malaysia only does 30 to 40 yearly kidney transplants from deceased donors. HKL nephrology dept head Dr Sunita Bavanandan estimates 106,000 advanced renal disease patients in two decades.