The first Mid-term CME of East Zone Urological Society of India seminar conducted a few days back at state capital which saw participation of more than 30 delegates from all over India and the State Health Minister has acknowledged that urological treatment facilities in Arunachal are not adequate to meet the increasing burden and there must be immediate initiatives to address the issue. Being essentially an academic seminar with exchange of views and inputs from the best in the field and with the reaching of a general consensus to give emphasis on development of urology in the state, there must be a renewed hope among patients suffering from kidney and related ailments particularly the geriatric segment. Perceptible changes in the treatment scenario in Arunachal is really the need of the hour and it will always be welcomed if something substantial do take place.
Simplifying the medical jargon, the term ‘urologic diseases’ denotes a wide variety of conditions, all related to excretion of urine which can affect men, women and children of all ages. But among the host of names with many being added yearly in international urology journals, most common are the likes of Urinary Incontinence and Urinary Tract Infections and the feared ones are perhaps the kidney and ureteral stones and related cancers of various sorts. According to latest estimates, at least one out of 10 people above 65 years of age suffer from urinary incontinence in the country which effectively means there are over 50 million suffers currently and the disease is twice more common in females compared to males. For all these diseases, timely commencement of treatment can free a patient from the acuteness with prolonged continuity of medication process for long term relief. And as this branch of treatment falls under the specialised category, there is a compulsory involvement of modern equipments and medicines along with medical guidance from experts alone. But sadly, the Indian medical arena although catching fast with the western counterparts is far from adequate to meet the growing number of patients and there is also a lack of uniformity in the availability of treatment facilities. Facilities from basic to advanced are still restricted to major cities which compels the patients to throng there for survival, naturally with an increased cost of treatment. For Arunachal, the reality is more harsh since for any such disease, the nearest point for an effective treatment is either Guwahati, Kolkata or other locations. Kidney transplant facilities, which is the ultimate life-saving way-out is still a far cry.
A comprehensive plan of action stressing on basic infrastructure building along with the larger aim of having a full-capacity centre for urological diseases in the state must be pursued vigorously.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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