Transforming Kidney Disease Management

The nephrology market in India is currently on an upward trajectory. The rising incidence of CKD and ESRD is another factor that has further helped to drive the growth of this market. An increased prevalence of other important CKD risk factors – diabetes and hypertension – has led to the growing need for nephrology. The efforts that have been put in by the Indian government and other organizations in developing the healthcare infrastructure and making it easily available to the masses have also contributed to this growth.

Schemes like the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Program (PMNDP) intended to offer free dialysis to the needy population; this guarantees a higher uptake of nephrology services hence a demand for equipment. Moreover, the government’s emphasis on the provision of public-private partnership also created private investment in nephrology care and facilitated the market growth.

Some other factors that have led to the increased use of the dialysis treatments and kidney transplantation are: technological developments in the dialysis machinery as well as increasing success rates of the transplant surgeries. This is because new techniques like hemodiafiltration, peritoneal dialysis and less invasive methods of surgery are beginning to surface. In addition, new technologies such as telemedicine and digital health are improving the patient management and monitoring which has helped to grow the market. This is further increasing the nephrology market due to the developments in the pharmaceutical industries. The introduction of new drugs for CKD & ESRD, including kidney-specific drugs, which aim at certain molecular mechanisms that contribute to progressive kidney disease, has expanded the therapeutic armamentarium.

It is with the view of staying updated with the emerging trends in this segment that Asia Business Outlook has come up with a list of select few nephrologists in India who have demonstrated their capability through their expertise. To strengthen this sector’s landscape with their tightly-knit and result-oriented approach, they are setting new standards of effectiveness.

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