Hypertension causes kidney failure

The report titled 'What if kidneys fail?' recently published by The Daily Star was insightful and rich in detail. A significant fraction of individuals develop kidney failure because of hypertension, which affects around one fifth of Bangladeshi adults under 25. High levels of salt consumption, particularly from drinking water in coastal areas, are a likely cause for this. Because hypertension has no symptoms, treatment can be expensive, and ways to reduce salt content in drinkable water are lacking, kidney failure can be expected to rise among future Bangladeshis.

Bangladesh urgently needs to invest in research into these areas.