Too Many with Chronic Kidney Disease in Malaysia

According to United Network for Organ Sharing (2010) organ donations and transplantation are the removal of organs and tissues from one person and placed into another person’s body. The need for organ transplantation usually occurs when the recipient organ has failed (UNOS, 2010). Organ donation can save the lives of many individuals who are on the waiting list for an organ donation. Becoming an organ donor can be a difficult decision. Many people have the false beliefs about being an organ donor. An example would be if organ donor is on their driver’s license and a person is in a life-threatening accident everything will not be done to save their life. There is an increase need for organ donors and unfortunately the need for organ

Transplant Australia has identified an innate apprehensiveness towards the practise of donating organs within certain ethnic minorities, stemming largely from the cultural and religious beliefs within these communities. Within the Chinese community, in particular, interpretations of Buddhist scriptures, culture-specific superstitions, and associations with illegal organ harvesting were defined to be the primary factors that discouraged further discussion and pursuit of more information. In order for the campaign to be successful, the campaign would have to effectively combat this combination of misconception and ingrained beliefs within the community.

Transplantation in Canada is growing. Over the past decade, organ transplants have increased by 44 percent in Canada. The need for transplants continues to exceed the supply of organs and Canada’s organ donation rate is unacceptably low. CNA believe that a national comprehensive integrated approach is needed to improve organ donor rates in Canada. CNA made the following recommendations ; increase education of health professionals to ensure that they have a good knowledge and understanding of: the benefits of organ transplantation and the suitability of organs for donation or referral, the process to be followed within the particular institution; techniques to manage the sensitivities cultural, religious and ethical components of communicating

The medical industry had been achieving more in the stage of medical advancements, though they are still in the early phase. Artificial organs have been one of those achievements. Although they have achieved such, artificial organs are not perfect. Most doctors as well as patients would prefer to replace a dying organ with a compatible human organ, rather than with an artificial or animal organ. Yet due to a there being less organs donated than recipients, artificial and animal organs are becoming more common in transplants. Most of this issue is because people are unaware of how organ donation works, the organs that can be donated, how many people are in need, and the advancements that have happened in the field. Organ donation saves hundreds of lives every year, but many lives are recklessly lost due to a shortage of organ donors.

Global organ shortage causes thousands of unwanted deaths because of a want for a kidney. Some people are not as lucky as Satel, who received one from a friend. Many organ sales are illicit due to corrupt brokers. Many donors are deceived because of the corrupt brokers. They may cheat patients of payment and or ignore the post-surgical needs.

Organ transplantation is a term that most people are familiar with. When a person develops the need for a new organ either due to an accident or disease, they receive a transplant, right? No, that 's not always right. When a person needs a new organ, they usually face a long term struggle that they may never see the end of, at least while they are alive. The demand for transplant organs is a challenging problem that many people are working to solve. Countries all over the world face the organ shortage epidemic, and they all have different laws regarding what can be done to solve it. However, no country has been able to create a successful plan without causing moral and ethical dilemmas.

“There is a need to instil in people's hearts, especially in the hearts of the young, a genuine and deep appreciation of the need for brotherly love, a love that can find expression in the decision to become an organ donor.” Pope John Paul II stated in the Address to International Congress on Transplants. In a culture of death and self-centeredness it is important to prompt the youth to consider becoming an organ donor. The number of people in need of a transplant is growing quickly, and already is at a large rate. Eighteen people will die each day waiting for an organ transplant; more must be done to help these people, yet it must be within the standards of medical ethics.

Underdiaxonsied and undertreated it is a major concern for the aging population of the United States. One of the first steps is educating the public on early detection techniques and risk factor for developing CKD. High blood pressure and diabetes is a major contributor in developing the disease and thus high risk factor groups should be identified early. This way the individuals can begin implementing lifestyle changes that can not only decrease the rate of kidney function decline but improve it as well. Management of the disease focus on the major complications. Anemia, dyslipidemia, CKD-MBD, nutrition and cardiovascular are the forefront of the disease management. Management with not only medications, but lifestyle changes creates a holistic care plan specialized to each individual patient. By treating not CKD but the individual patient, outcomes will improve. Implementing the health care team as a whole will unify the strengths in modern medicine and thus relieve a huge financial burden that chronic kidney disease yields at a national and local

If one person becomes an organ donor, they can save up to eight lives (UNOS). The demand for organs has rapidly increased in the last decade due to more incidences of vital organ failure (NCBI). More people should sign up to be organ donors, knowing that they could save so many lives. You don’t have to die to donate your organs, a kidney donor can donate one of their kidneys by a simple operation. You would be able to see the magic come alive yourself and see how you made a family and persons wish come true. Today, I will first take you through the problems of not having enough people donate their organs. Next, we will look into the effects of this problem. Finally, we will sign off with some solutions for getting more people to become organ donors.

Becker and Elias in their article: Cash for Kidneys: A Case for the Market of Organs, show many different perspectives in both fact and opinion on the topic of Kidney transplants.  The amount of kidney transplants in 2012 greatly differ from a decade ago as the average wait time for a transplant has increased by 1.6 years and the amount of American Citizens needing a transplant has risen by 41,000 people.  Today, the demand for a kidney transplant far exceeds the supply of matching donor kidneys.  With four main blood types and different muscle tissues to match, this is both a lengthy and difficult task.  With less kidneys than needed, hence the current wait time of 4.5 years, many people die while waiting for the transplant they so desperately

Currently, there are over 100,000 people on the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) waiting list for organ transplantation (2012, Transplant Trends). Only 26, 246 transplantations occurred between January and November of 2011, (UNOS, 2012, Transplant Trends). There is a huge contrast in the number of people needing organs and the number of organs actually available for transplantation. This lack of organs creates a serious dilemma regarding how to increase the supply of organs for transplantation. So far, many of the efforts to increase organ donation have focused on the procurement from deceased donors;

Main Point 1: Organ donation is such a simple and selfless action one takes to save the lives of others. Now much of what we will we discuss, also applies to living donation, but we will focus on deceased donation. The number of patients waiting for organs far exceeds the number of people who have registered to become organ donors. According to UNOS, every 10 minutes, a new name is added to the national transplant list. 20 people die everyday from the lack of available organs. Just one deceased person, can save up to 8 lives, 9 lives if you split the liver. Now if you donate tissues, you can improve the lives of up to 50 people! The need for organ donation is growing every minute. You can see why we need to register.

Maori and Pacific people have found it particularly difficult to get a transplant and are experiencing a higher burden of having of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal failure (ESRD) (Collins, 2010). ANZDTR reported that at the end of 2014 there were total of 4,306 people being treated for kidney failure: 2,678 people were on dialysis and 1,628 with a transplant: an increase of 4.1 percent for a period of one year (ANZDTR, 2014). The prevalence of dialysis and those that have had a kidney transplant has risen by 250 percent during the last 15 years (Kidney Health New Zealand, 2014). However, the current demand for kidney supply is not meeting the numbers needed as there is currently an excess of 550 patients listed to receive organs and only a 115 have had a transplant from a living or deceased donor in the year 2014 (ANZDTR, 2014).

Every thirty minutes someone gets added to the waiting list for an organ transplant (‘Frequently Asked Questions”). Not only that, but the number of patients being added to the waiting list is growing larger than the number of donors (“Organ Donation Statistics”). Many people are in the need of some kind of organ donation, so anyone who donates can help to save many lives. Organ donation is also such a great way to give back to people. Another thing is that to donate an organ a person does not have to pay money (“Organ Donation FAQ’s”). The only part that costs money is for the funeral if they are a deceased donor (“Organ Donation FAQ’s”).

Kidney failure is a public health problem, which has dramatic effects on patients' health. In some