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Dialysis business in growth mode amid rising treatment demand in India

The industry estimates that there are some 20 million patients with chronic kidney disease in India, but only 20 per cent get dialysis treatment

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Dialysis | Kidney diseases | India

Sohini Das  |  Mumbai 



Healthcare, hospitals, patients, dialysis
Every year, India adds 600,000 to 700,000 patients in need of dialysis.

Every week, 220,000 to 250,000 undergo three sessions each of haemodialysis (a treatment to filter wastes and water from the blood). But that amounts to a fraction of who need this treatment. The industry estimates that there are some 20 million patients with chronic kidney disease in India, but only 20 per cent get treatment. The remaining 80 per cent either can’t access it because they live in rural areas or can’t afford it since is largely an out-of-pocket expense. The affordability factor is striking because in costs $25 a session compared with $300 a session in the US.

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First Published: Tue, January 24 2023. 18:53 IST

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