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One Filipino per Hour Develops Chronic Renal Failure

Chronic Kidney Disease or CKD is one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines. According to the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI), one Filipino develops chronic renal failure every hour, it is estimated that at least 2.3 million Filipinos are currently diagnosed with CKD.  Meanwhile, other recent projections show that 1 in 10 Filipinos will develop this deadly disease.