KAMPS holds seminar on kidney disease awareness in Noakhali

NOAKHALI, Jan 3: More than 20 million of people in Bangladesh are affected by kidney diseases while five people are sustaining untimely death every hour being affected with this disease, speakers told a discussion meeting at the auditorium of Noakhali Zila School.

Terming the kidney disease as a harmful one they said the treatment of this disease is highly expensive and even five per cent of people cannot afford it.

Kidney Awareness, Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS), a voluntary organisation, dedicated in awareness raising for preventing kidney disease and treatment, organised the discussion meeting jointly with 'Jonaki Club', a social welfare organisation in Noakhali to mark the Golden Jubilee celebration of the Jonaki Club.

Principal of Noakhali Government University College, Professor Al-Helal Mohammad Moshrraf Hossain attended the seminar as chief guest while Chairman of KAMPS, Professor Dr. M A Samad presented keynote paper on the occasion.

Founder President of Jonaki Club, Omor Faruk presided over the seminar  styled "Kidney Disease is Harmful: Way to Prevent".