The Times of India 03.02.2011
Corpn begins screening of kids for renal disorders
CHENNAI: The city corporation on Monday began screening of 1.05 lakh students for renal disorders. The massive exercise will cover students of all 273 middle, high and higher secondary schools in 10 zones of the city.
Inaugurating the programme at Chennai High School on Sringeri Mutt Road
in Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar, mayor M Subramanian said the screening would
help children get treatment on time. “There are reports that suggest
the disease affects more than 25% of children. It could be contained if
diagnosis is done at an early stage,” he said.
There are 50,000
persons undergoing dialysis in the city, while more than 2.5 lakh
people are undergoing treatment for kidney-related diseases in private
and government hospitals, he added. The mayor said the screening will be
completed in 10 days.