September 06, 2008	Saturday	Ramazan 05, 1429

KARACHI, Sept 5: With 224 dialysis centres and 988 dialysis machines existing in 61 of its cities, Pakistan witnesses a constant surge in the number of diabetic patients with end stage renal failure.

The Fourth Dialysis Registry of Pakistan 2007-2008, released by the Kidney Foundation here on Friday, shows that the number of End Stage Renal Diabetics (ESRD) grew from 4,393 in 2006-2007 to 6,127 in 2007-2008.—APP