Rise in kidney ailments overload dialysis units

December 16, 2015

Bengalur, Dec 16: The rising number of kidney ailments, due to the increasing cases of non-communicable diseases, has posed a serious challenge to the government. The limited dialysis facilities are witnessing an overload.

kidneyAt least two lakh people undergo dialysis in the State. Speaking to media persons, Dr Keshavamurthy R, director, Institute of Nephro Urology, said that with non-communicable diseases such as diabetes on the rise, those with kidney ailments are seen in good numbers.

The Institute sees a patient overload most of the time. With 25 units in place, 60 to 65 people undergo dialysis every day, while a good number are asked to await their turn. “No matter how many units are started, they are occupied because patients are seen in growing numbers,” he said.

This Institute sees patients from West Bengal and Odisha as well. “The diagnosis is done and we put them on dialysis.

Later, they are sent back to their respective places unless their condition is serious as a very small number can be treated completely or can undergo a transplant. The rest have to be on dialysis for life,” he said.

Institute expansion

The autonomous institute will undergo expansion soon. A proposal has been sent to the government for construction of a four-storey building on a plot behind the present premises. With this, 45 more beds will be added. If approved, the construction will begin in the next six months.

PPP model

If infrastructure is one challenge, inadequate manpower is another. For a dialysis centre to be functional, at least one nephrologist, a technician and nurses trained in dialysis are a must.

However, with not enough specialists on hand, the department of health and family welfare and that of medical education have resorted to training general physicians to carry out the procedure. One doctor from each taluk is undergoing training by turns at the Institute of Nephro Urology to be able to go back and run dialysis units.

Meanwhile, Dr G Vamadev, director, department of health and family welfare, said that they had sought a report from all districts on the number of dialysis units available and the want of manpower.

“There is a proposal to start dialysis units on a public-private partnership model. The government will provide the infrastructure necessary, while the other party will run the centre with manpower and consumables,” he said.

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May 5,2020

The Department of Preuniversity Education, Karnataka has declared the board exams or pre university I exam results. To get results online, the students need to log on to result.bspucpa.com and have to provide their registration number and date of birth. 
Apart from the online portal, the students will get the results via mail or SMS.

“The results of the first year Pre-University Examinations will be announced on May 5. The results will be sent directly to students. Hence, colleges will not be displaying the results,” said S Suresh Kumar, Primary and Secondary Education Minister. 

The pre-university course of PUC is a two-year course including class 11 and class 12 called PUC I and PUC II. It is based on PUC score that candidates can get admission to varsities.

Earlier, the Karnataka PUC 1 result was to be announced on March 27 which was postponed and hence the revised dates are announced now.

The board exam results have been put on halt due to the nation-wide lockdown imposed after the coronavirus pandemic gripped India. As of May 3, the number of people infected by the coronavirus in India had crossed over 40,000.

The HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had in a meeting asked state and central boards to resume their evaluation process and declare the results to curb any further delay in the academic cycle. The academic cycle has been delayed by over a month due to the coronavirus. Now, the colleges will start by September instead of July.

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July 4,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 4: In the wake of mounting coronavirus cases in Dakshina Kannada, all jewellery shops district will be closed for five days from July 5 to July 9.

The decision was taken by the Dakshina Kannada district unit of Jewellers’ Association.

All the jewellery shops including corporate jewellery shops in Manglauru and other parts of district will remain closed for five days, a media release said.

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January 20,2020

Mysuru, Jan 20: Fears over CAA and proposed NRC have affected the ongoing 7th economic census. Following complaints of violence against enumerators and registration of FIR with people declining to give information, the state government has asked deputy commissioners and superintendents of police to hold awareness programmes about it.

The planning, programme monitoring & statistics department has requested the home department to provide cooperation at the police station level while additional chief secretary P Ravi Kumar, in his letter to all DCs, has asked them to create awareness. According to sources, enumerators in T Narasipura town of Mysuru district faced resistance as some residents misunderstood the reason for this census.

A senior officer of the directorate of economics and statistics said that additional chief secretary (ACS- Planning, Programme Monitoring & Statistics Department) Shalini Rajneesh has written to the home department and superintendents of police of all districts seeking their help to create awareness about the economic census.

According to sources in the directorate, in many places, people are refusing to share information under the misconception that it is related to CAA/ NRC. “Many are mistaken about the economic census. As a precaution, police help has been sought,” an officer said.

Authorities in Mysuru said the 7th economic census began on December 20 and will conclude on March 30.

“In Mysuru city alone, we need to cover a population of 11 lakh. In T Narasipura, we faced problems due to misconceptions about Census and CAA. We reported the incident which happened in an area where minorities reside in large numbers,” he explained. Mysuru SP CB Rishyanth said his office has not received any direction in this matter.

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