NKF steps up push for home-based peritoneal dialysis amid rising kidney failure cases
The Straits Times
It is stationing nurses at hospitals to educate patients early on the treatment. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is stepping up its push for home-based peritoneal dialysis (PD) by launching a three-year initiative to raise public awareness of the treatment, in collaboration with four public hospitals.
Supported by a $3 million gift from the estate of Khoo Teck Puat, the programme aims to support 300 patients in adopting this form of treatment.
In February, NKF stationed two of its PD nurses in the renal teams at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) to help patients and their families better understand home-based options before dialysis becomes urgent.
Following this, NKF will station nurses at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National University Hospital and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
The push to raise awareness of PD comes as the number of people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and those requiring dialysis continues to rise as the country rapidly ages. This is despite the numbers for the two common precursors to the disease – diabetes and hypertension – remaining broadly stable.
Approximately 500,000 people in Singapore are currently living with CKD, while the average waiting time for a deceased kidney donor transplant remains at around nine years.
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