like problems in urination, abdominal pain, excessive urination, and infections in the urinary tract.”
Dr Raza deplored that there was no aptitude of organ donation in Pakistan, where hundreds of patients were undergoing dialysis as kidney donations were not available for many patients.
“People should come forward and donate their organs as hundreds and thousands of patients are living miserably and scores die due to unavailability of donated organs.”
Pediatric nephrologist at the NICH Prof Dr Khemchand Moorani said that as per the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation, prevention is the vital investment in preventing the chronic kidney disease (CKD), and said screening programs should be launched at school levels to pick kidney diseases among children so that they could be treated.
He said children with low birth weight (LBW), those having family history and those whose mothers had Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) could be at the risk of having kidney diseases and they should be screened for the disease for their treatment.
Dr Anwar Arain, a surgeon at the NICH in his presentation, spoke on the formation of stone among children and adults and said stones formed in the kidneys either block the duct carrying urine to bladder or cause problems in bladder and they have to remove surgically or with the help of laser to provide relief to patients.
He said stones in the kidney could be formed due to infections or genetic reasons, and added that ultrasound was the best option to detect the stones.
“Excessive intake of water is the best option to prevent from stone formation in kidneys,” he advised.
Dr Bilquis Naeem, registrar at the NICH in her presentation, spoke on the symptoms that should be taken seriously by the parents, and said infections, frequent infections, vomiting and constipation were some of the signs that indicated kidney problems and related disorders among children.
She maintained strong-smelling urine, excessive urination, dribbling, problems in passing urine, bed-wetting were some other symptoms of the kidney disease, and claimed that infections caused by the harmful bacteria were some of the major reasons behind kidney diseases among children.
The seminar was moderated by Wasif Nagi, Senior Editor Jang Lahore, who vowed to continue holding awareness seminars and programs for the awareness of society and people about ailments in children.