NTR district Collector S. Dilli Rao has said that non-government organisations Tata Trusts and Vasavya Mahila Mandali (VMM) will conduct joint research and submit a report on the kidney diseases prevalent in the villages of A. Konduru, Reddygudem and Tiruvuru mandals of the district.
Mr. Dilli Rao on Wednesday conducted an online meeting with representatives of Tata Trusts and VMM who came forward to conduct the research and health and rural water supply officials.
Mr. Rao said that 871 samples of persons with symptoms of kidney diseases were tested and 104 of them had higher levels of creatinine. Of them, 15 were undergoing dialysis, while others are under medication, he said.