H 5326

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 5326
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A house RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE MARCH 2026 AS "CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
AWARENESS MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN ORDER TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR
RESEARCH, SCREENING PROGRAMS, AND ACCESS TO CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO SUFFER
FROM CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE.
Whereas, more than one
in seven individuals in the United States, totaling approximately 37 million
Americans, are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD), and
approximately 90% of those individuals are unaware that they have CKD; and
Whereas, while the two
most common causes of kidney disease are hypertension and heart disease, the
third-leading cause of kidney disease is glomerulonephritis, often caused by
rare immune-mediated kidney diseases such as IgA nephropathy (IgAN)-mediated
and Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1)-mediated kidney disease gene; and
Whereas, patients with
glomerular diseases frequently advance to more costly and more debilitating
later stages of kidney disease, including end-stage renal disease (ESRD), more
quickly than patients with CKD in general; and
Whereas, 90% of
patients with CKD stages 1-3 are undiagnosed, and when diagnosed, such patients
are often in late stages of the disease, when irreversible damage to the
kidneys has already occurred; and
Whereas, it is
imperative to improve diagnosis and treatment of CKD through community-based
programs that address awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic kidney
disease. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the
South Carolina House of Representatives,
by this resolution, recognize March 2026 as "Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness
Month" in South Carolina in order to raise awareness of the need for research,
screening programs, and access to care for individuals who suffer from chronic
kidney disease.
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