I just want to share this research in Japan. I am wondering if we have this kind of intervention in the
Philippines, then AGN for both children and adults will not be really a problem in the country. This highlights the importance of early detection and treatment in the outcomes of disease occurrence.
In Japan, they have an intervention "kidney disease screening program".
This is a heightened response to the increasing number CKD cases which
have a multiple of causes (including AGN). The screening program
applies for school children, wherein, all the students are subjected to
the free urinalysis and school based health examination.
The students who were positive in the first screening undergoes a second screening
after 3 months. Those who are positive for the two screenings are then
referred to a physician for further diagnosis and treatment.
This program really took effect with regards to the AGN cases in
children, there is a drop in the number of AGN cases. Statistics showed
that in 1998, new ESRD occurred in 4 per 1 millionchildren who were younger than 19 yr, whereas it occurred in15
per 1 million in the United States. This significant results are
attributed to the promt referral and treatment of the cases.
>> From: Imai K. et al, 2007. Kidney Disease Screening Program in
Japan:History, Outcomes, Perspectives. Clinical Journal of American
Society of Nephrology 2: 1360-1366. Electronic Version
available at
http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/cgi/content/full/2/6/1360retrieved on August 31, 2009