Awareness programme on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Cause launched

A dedicated inaugural to code the increasing hazard of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Cause (CKDu) among farmers successful the Cauvery delta portion has been launched by Meenakshi Hospital, Thanjavur.

Addressing the media present connected Thursday, S. Gowri Shankar, Consultant - Nephrology, said that CKDu was a signifier of kidney illness that occurs without accepted hazard factors specified arsenic diabetes oregon hypertension.