Cyprus records more than 1,200 patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease

Cyprus has more than 1,200 patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease who undergo auxiliary therapy, either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, Clea Papaellina, President of Cypriot Association of Friends of Kidney Diseases told the Cyprus News Agency, on the occasion of the World Kidney Day on March 14th.

Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), she said that while there are haemodialysis units and nephrology units in all state hospitals across the country, the increasing number of people with chronic kidney disease has “started to create problems”.
“Despite the fact that nephrology in Cyprus is at a high level and the number of registered nephrologists has almost doubled in the last five years, there are still great difficulties in meeting the needs of kidney patients,” she said.

“With this in mind, she said, “it is important for everyone to understand that we are all potential kidney patients, that we have to choose quality of life, to control our kidneys, how we can preserve our kidneys.”
She added that Thursday’s World Kidney Day is “an opportunity for us to highlight our issues and stand by the side of kidney patients and their families and intensify our efforts to support the fight that kidney patients are called to fight to cope with the difficulties they face every day.”