Epidemiology and management of chronic renal failure: a global public health problem

Chronic kidney disease is an emergent worldwide public health problem. The increasing incidence of chronic renal failure warrants a need for an epidemiological approach to better understand the disease and its prevention. While statistics have been identified concerning world demographics, there is not enough information on how to better prevent and screen for this disease. There is evidence on the global distribution suggesting that chronic renal failure is a growing issue in developed and developing countries. While screening and intervention can prevent chronic kidney disease, awareness of the disorder, however, remains low in many communities and among many healthcare workers hence, this paper explores the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and management of chronic kidney disease.