Lok Sabha Question No. 971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Kidney Diseases in Uddanam Region of AP
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 971 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## KIDNEY DISEASES IN U DDANAM REGION OF AP

## 971. SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the untimely death of people due to kidney diseas Uddanam region of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- ( b)  whether  a  team  of  experts  has  been  sent  to Uddanam  to  find  out  the  reasons and to curb deaths due to kidney diseases and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of financial assistance given to the kidney patients from the Central Gove

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) to (c): As informed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, one death out of 5177 reported cases of Chronic Renal failure occurred in Uddanam region during the last three years.

Team of experts undertook visits to find out the reasons of reported cases of C Kidney  Diseases  (CKDs)  in  Uddanam  area  of  Andhra  Pradesh.  The  key  recommendations included  multidisciplinary  long - term  research  for CKD,  maintenance  of  adequate  hydration, avoidance  of  pain  killer  medicines,  awareness  on  use  of  alternative  medicines,  reduct harmful  environmental  exposures,  and  strengthening  of  CKD  screening  and  management programme.

Indian Council of Medical Res earch (ICMR) and Government of Andhra Pradesh have jointly  launched  'Grand  Challenge Scheme' for root - causing the etiology of high incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Uddanam area.

Government of India and Government of Andh ra Pradesh have established a dedicated Kidney  Disease  Research  Institute  at  Srikakulam  with  the  support  and  partnership  of financial support of ICMR.

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Support under the National Health Mission (NHM) is provided to States for provision of dialysis services free of cost to the poor under Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Prog (PMNDP).  Such  support  is  based  on  the  proposals  received  from  States  in  their  ann Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs). Under PMNDP, 32 dialysis centers and 367 dialysis machines are supported in Andhra Pradesh, which includes 3 dialysis centers and 33 dia machines in Srikakulam and Uddanam region.   Funds to the tune of 3068.83 Lakhs have be approved to Government of Andhra Pradesh under PMNDP for the year 2018 - 19.

As informed by State Government of Andhra Pradesh, the State has sanctioned pensio @ Rs. 2,500/ -per month to the patients affected with CKD stage -III, IV and V and those who are undergoing dialysis in Government Hospitals.

Financial  assis tance  is  provided  under  Rashtriya  Arogya  Nidhi  (RAN)  and  Health Minister's Discretionary Grant (HMDG) Schemes to patients living Below Poverty Line (BPL) who  are  suffering  from  major  life  threatening  diseases  like  cancer,  kidney  problem, problem, etc . to receive medical treatment in Government Hospitals.

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