Nephrocare India, one of the most esteemed health care institution celebrated World Kidney Day by organizing a Scientific Symposium for mass awareness on 12th March in Kolkata.
Nephrocare is celebrating its anniversary with multiple engaging events which will include mass awareness, prevention, Nutrition guidance and holistic & therapeutic Yoga, in order to arrest the spreading of this silent killer held today at Golden Tulip (Saltlake) Kolkata. The event was managed by Map5 Events.
The World Kidney Day event was attended by: Mr. Sujit Bose, Minister of State, Govt. of WB: Dr. Bharat V Shah, MBBS, MD Medicine, Nephrologist & Renal specialist, Mumbai: Dr. Amit Gupta, MBBS, MD Medicine, Nephrologist & Renal specialist, Lucknow; Dr. Saubhik Sural, MD Medicine, DM Nephrology, DNB Nephrology, Kolkata; Dr. Pratim Sengupta, MD Medicine, DM Nephrology (Nephrologist & Renal transplant physician); CS (Dr.) Adv. Mamta Binani, President of MSME Development Forum WB Chapter, Ms. Shivangi Verma, Film Personality & Celebrity, Mumbai: Mr. Imraan Khan, Film Personality & Celebrity, Mumbai & many other eminent personalities.
Speaking to the media, Nephrologist, Dr. Pratim Sengupta, Founder & Director of Nephrocare said, “It is imperative to create and raise the level of awareness among people about kidney health and care. Improved accessibility to kidney care can help avoid the onset and progression of kidney diseases. However, adequate precaution can play a big role to help prevent the disease. Some of the important tests to measure kidney function include serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen and glomerular filtration rate. Of these, serum creatinine is commonly used to check if the kidneys are in good health.”