Brazilian public policy for chronic kidney disease prevention: challenges and perspectives

ABSTRACT Chronic kidney disease is a pathology with exponential increasing prevalence worldwide. This trend derives mainly from population aging and the growth of chronic conditions, making prevention a priority in public health. Thus, this observation instigates debates on the advances and challenges in public policies aimed at facing the progression of this disease and its risk factors in a contemporary reality that requires changes in the management models of chronic conditions. Brazilian and international experiences show that actions to prevent chronic kidney disease in risk groups remain incipient, especially in low-income countries. This area requires investment, supporting planning individualized, interdisciplinary and shared care with primary health care, as well as the user ’ s responsibility for their care, with proactivity and establishment and monitoring of goals to achieve satisfactory results.RESUMO A doen ça renal crônica é uma patologia com aumento exponencial em suas prevalências no mundo. Essa tendência tem ocorrido principalmente pelo envelhecimento populacional e crescimento das condições crônicas, o que faz da prevenção um tópico prioritário em saúde pública. Destarte este comentá rio vem instigar o debate sobre os avanços e desafios nas políticas públicas direcionadas ao enfrentamento da progressão dessa doença e seus fatores de risco em uma realidade contemporânea que requer mudanças nos modelos de gestão das condições crôni...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research