Central Asian Congress of Nephrologists: New horizons in the treatment of kidney disease

14 November 2024

On November 8-9, Astana hosted the Central Asian Congress of Nephrologists, which brought together more than 400 leading doctors, dialysis specialists and transplantologists. Scientists and practitioners from the European Renal Association, Germany, the USA, Great Britain, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan made presentations in the panel discussions of the congress.

Kidney disease is a global problem affecting more than 750 million people in the world, including more than 2 million Kazakhstanis. Speaking at the congress, Kazakh Minister of Health Akmaral Alnazarova stressed that attention to the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the early stages is extremely important.

"In order to improve medical care for patients with chronic kidney disease, the Ministry is working on personnel training in accordance with the updated educational residency programs in the specialty "nephrology". Our goal is to detect diseases early and ensure a high–quality, long life for our patients and citizens. Therefore, the issues of quality and accessibility of medical care are under the constant control of the Head of State," Akmaral Alnazarova said.

Saltanat Tuganbekova, Chief Freelance Nephrologist of the Republic of Kazakhstan, also stressed the special importance of increasing the alertness of primary health care doctors for early detection of CKD. She noted the importance of increasing public awareness of kidney diseases. In this regard, screening, monitoring the condition of already identified patients and providing them with complex therapy to prevent the progression of the disease have become even more relevant.

At the event, the public foundation "National Kidney Foundation of the Republic of Kazakhstan" and AstraZeneca signed a memorandum of understanding. This document consolidated the parties' intentions to develop cooperation to improve the early diagnosis of CKD, training and advanced training of nephrologists, conducting research and raising public awareness about kidney diseases.

Saltanat Tuganbekova also announced plans to create a digital registry that will allow recording and analyzing the rate of disease progression. She noted: "It is important to diagnose, manage the condition of the kidneys in time and not bring them to dialysis. This is what our symposium is dedicated to."

Source: https://tengrinews.kz