Around six million Vietnamese people, or nearly seven percent of the total population, have chronic kidney disease, according to Doctor Nguyen Bach, head of the kidney department of Thong Nhat Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

It mainly results from diabetes and the inflammation of kidney parts, the doctor said at a conference organized at the hospital on Thursday.

Many young patients have not detected the symptoms of their kidney failure at an early stage so they have not been diagnosed appropriately.

They only go to hospital when the failure has developed into the last stage of chronic kidney disease, the doctor added.

The rate of patients suffering kidney problems as a complication of diabetes has increased recently.

In addition, the usage of non-prescription medicines, herbs, and other dietary supplements has helped lift the number of kidney disease cases in Vietnam.

Climate change, environmental pollution, and food contamination all contribute to the surge of pernicious and chronic kidney ailments.

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