{"id":37125,"date":"2025-06-06T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4704787_AE04787_0"},"modified":"2025-06-06T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:00:00","slug":"early-chronic-kidney-disease-ckd-intervention-could-save-australia-1-billion-a-year1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=37125","title":{"rendered":"EARLY CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) INTERVENTION COULD SAVE AUSTRALIA $1 BILLION A YEAR[1]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">SYDNEY<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">June 7, 2025<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;New modelling highlights the potential societal, economic and environmental benefits of early chronic kidney disease (CKD) intervention which could change lives for thousands of Australians.<\/p>\n<p>Australia could save $25.2 billion in CKD-related&nbsp;costs and&nbsp;more&nbsp;than halve dialysis demand over 25 years with early action.<sup>1<\/sup> The model projects additional gains for the Australian economy&nbsp;and&nbsp;society with&nbsp;projections&nbsp;showing a&nbsp;$1.6&nbsp;billion&nbsp;increase&nbsp;in&nbsp;net&nbsp;tax&nbsp;revenue&nbsp;could be achieved over the same period and 200,000 more people in the workforce.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>An&nbsp;estimated&nbsp;2.7&nbsp;million&nbsp;people in&nbsp;Australia&nbsp;are&nbsp;currently&nbsp;living with&nbsp;signs&nbsp;of&nbsp;CKD.<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;The&nbsp;disease costs the Australian economy at least $9.9 billion a year.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Newly published findings from&nbsp;the&nbsp;IMPACT CKD&nbsp;modelling&nbsp;analysis by AstraZeneca&nbsp;suggest that policy measures targeting CKD could unlock wide-ranging societal benefits across Australia.&nbsp;With&nbsp;early&nbsp;action pressure&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;eased&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;healthcare&nbsp;system,&nbsp;driving&nbsp;economic productivity while improving the lives of people living with CKD.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;IMPACT&nbsp;CKD&nbsp;simulation&nbsp;modelled outcomes&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;Australian&nbsp;population&nbsp;over&nbsp;a&nbsp;25-year period, from 2022 to 2047, to explore the potential impact of early intervention.<sup>1<\/sup> It assessed the combined effect of earlier detection, diagnosis, and better access to treatment including annual targeted testing for high-risk individuals and improved use of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT).<\/p>\n<p>The modelling projected&nbsp;significant improvements&nbsp;in health&nbsp;outcomes in Australia including&nbsp;a 48.1% decrease in cardiovascular (CV) events and a 7.3% decrease in all-cause mortality over&nbsp;25&nbsp;years.<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;These outcomes&nbsp;were&nbsp;accompanied&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;55%&nbsp;projected&nbsp;reduction&nbsp;in&nbsp;dialysis, one of the most resource-intensive treatment options in CKD care.<sup>1<\/sup> As a result, CKD-related healthcare costs in Australia&nbsp;are projected to decrease by 10.9%,&nbsp;resulting&nbsp;in an estimated<\/p>\n<p>$25.2&nbsp;billion in&nbsp;savings&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;period.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Beyond the clinical and economic implications, the modelling also indicated that reducing reliance on dialysis could cut kidney replacement therapy (KRT)-related freshwater consumption by&nbsp;51.0%,&nbsp;fossil fuel&nbsp;use&nbsp;by&nbsp;48.2%,&nbsp;and&nbsp;carbon&nbsp;emissions by&nbsp;48.1%<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;delivering meaningful&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;benefits that&nbsp;align&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Australian&nbsp;Government&#8217;s&nbsp;National&nbsp;Health and Climate Strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Ben McDonald, Country President of AstraZeneca Australia and New Zealand, said the findings&nbsp;demonstrate&nbsp;the&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;we&nbsp;have&nbsp;in&nbsp;Australia&nbsp;to&nbsp;reduce&nbsp;the&nbsp;health&nbsp;and&nbsp;economic burden of CKD.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Earlier&nbsp;access to&nbsp;diagnosis&nbsp;and&nbsp;treatment&nbsp;improves outcomes&nbsp;for&nbsp;patients, can&nbsp;slow&nbsp;renal progression and help avoid dialysis costs. With the right focus and investment, we can create system-wide benefits for people, society and the planet, Mr McDonald said.<\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"spanHghltd9ec\">&#8220;Increa<\/span>sing&nbsp;the&nbsp;early&nbsp;detection&nbsp;and&nbsp;treatment&nbsp;of&nbsp;CKD&nbsp;in&nbsp;Australia&nbsp;needs&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;public health priority. The Australian health system can do more to work with people who are at high risk of having CKD but may not know it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chris&nbsp;Forbes,&nbsp;CEO&nbsp;of&nbsp;Kidney&nbsp;Health Australia&nbsp;(KHA),&nbsp;welcomed the&nbsp;findings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Early diagnosis&nbsp;can&nbsp;make a life-changing difference for Australians living&nbsp;with CKD. It&#8217;s&nbsp;time to&nbsp;turn&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;tap.&nbsp;Early&nbsp;detection&nbsp;provides&nbsp;patients&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;to&nbsp;treat&nbsp;the&nbsp;disease &#8211; slowing or even stopping progression to kidney failure, and avoiding the significant toll of dialysis, Mr Forbes said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Too many people are slipping through the cracks until it&#8217;s too late. Our ambition is a future where every Australian has the ability to enjoy excellent kidney health. We urgently need policy action to support earlier detection and timely access to treatment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"prntal\"> <b> <u> <span id=\"spanHghlt1a34\">NOT<\/span>ES TO EDITORS<\/u> <\/b> <\/p>\n<p>IMPACT CKD is the first study to examine and forecast the vast impact of CKD over a 25- year&nbsp;time&nbsp;horizon.<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;It is&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;conceptual&nbsp;disease&nbsp;framework&nbsp;developed&nbsp;by&nbsp;researchers at the London School of Economics in consultation with over 60 international and Australian experts. IMPACT CKD is part of AstraZeneca&#8217;s aim to improve the understanding and outcomes of CKD worldwide. AstraZeneca and&nbsp;the Global Patient Alliance for Kidney Health (GloPAKH) launched <a href=\"https:\/\/globalkidneyalliance.org\/make-the-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;Make the Change for Kidney Health&#8217;<\/a> campaign to educate policy makers and health system leaders. This initiative seeks to elevate CKD on the global policy agenda, advocating for comprehensive and effective disease management strategies to combat this escalating health challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The new IMPACT CKD findings come just days after the World Health Assembly adopted a new&nbsp;resolution&nbsp;recognising&nbsp;CKD&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;global public&nbsp;health&nbsp;priority which&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;critical&nbsp;milestone that elevates CKD to the level of other major non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntal\"> <b>About&nbsp;CKD<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>CKD&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;silent disease&nbsp;until&nbsp;a&nbsp;late&nbsp;stage.<sup>5<\/sup>&nbsp;Nearly&nbsp;850&nbsp;million people worldwide<sup>6<\/sup>, and&nbsp;an estimated 2.7 million people in Australia have biomarkers of CKD, with 2.5 million<\/p>\n<p>Australians undiagnosed and unaware they have signs of the disease.<sup>2<\/sup> The most common causes&nbsp;of&nbsp;CKD&nbsp;include&nbsp;diabetes and&nbsp;hypertension.&nbsp;CKD&nbsp;is&nbsp;associated&nbsp;with&nbsp;significant&nbsp;patient morbidity and an increased risk of cardiovascular events, such as myocardial infarction and heart failure (HF), which drives premature death.<sup>7<\/sup> In its most severe form, known as kidney failure, kidney damage and deterioration of kidney function have progressed to the point where dialysis or kidney transplantation are required. CKD patients are more likely to die of CV disease than to progress to end stage kidney disease.<sup>8<\/sup><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tbody readability=\"19.341399263546\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"> <span class=\"prnews_span\"> <b>References<\/b> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"7.5\">\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" readability=\"8\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"> <span class=\"prnews_span\">1.&nbsp;Tangri&nbsp;N,&nbsp;et&nbsp;al.&nbsp;Impact of&nbsp;improved&nbsp;diagnosis&nbsp;and&nbsp;treatment&nbsp;on&nbsp;holistic&nbsp;chronic kidney&nbsp;disease&nbsp;burden. <i>Kidney Int Rep<\/i>. 2025. In press. Journal Pre-proof. doi:10.1016\/j.ekir.2025.05.039.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"8.6073825503356\">\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" readability=\"7.6510067114094\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"> <span class=\"prnews_span\">2. ABS&nbsp;National&nbsp;Health&nbsp;Measures Survey,&nbsp;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/statistics\/health\/health-conditions-and-risks\/national-health-measures-survey\/2022-24\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/statistics\/health\/health-conditions-and-<\/a><\/u>&nbsp;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/statistics\/health\/health-conditions-and-risks\/national-health-measures-survey\/2022-24\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">risks\/national-health-measures-survey\/2022-24<\/a><\/u>&nbsp;viewed&nbsp;30&nbsp;May&nbsp;2025,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kidney Health&nbsp;Australia,&nbsp;Media Release, &#8216;Kidney Disease Crisis: 2.7 million Australians Affected, 7 April 2025.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"9.4029850746269\">\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" readability=\"8.6194029850746\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"> <span class=\"prnews_span\">3.&nbsp;Kidney&nbsp;Health&nbsp;Australia&nbsp;and&nbsp;Deloitte&nbsp;Access Economics, <i>Changing&nbsp;the&nbsp;chronic kidney&nbsp;disease&nbsp;landscape:&nbsp;The economic benefits of early detection and treatment<\/i>, February 2023, <u><a href=\"https:\/\/kidney.org.au\/get-involved\/advocacy\/deloittereport\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/kidney.org.au\/get-<\/a><\/u>&nbsp;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/kidney.org.au\/get-involved\/advocacy\/deloittereport\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">involved\/advocacy\/deloittereport<\/a>, <\/u>viewed 30 May 2025.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"4.3326693227092\">\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" readability=\"4.6215139442231\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"> <span class=\"prnews_span\">4.&nbsp;World Health Organization (WHO). Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly \u2013 Daily update: 23 May 2025. Available&nbsp;from:&nbsp;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/23-05-2025-seventy-eighth-world-health-assembly---daily-update--23-may-2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/23-05-2025-seventy-eighth-world-health-assembly&#8212;daily-update&#8211;<\/a><\/u>&nbsp;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/23-05-2025-seventy-eighth-world-health-assembly---daily-update--23-may-2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">23-may-2025<u>,<\/u><\/a><\/u> viewed 30 May 2025.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"6\">\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" readability=\"7\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"> <span class=\"prnews_span\">5.&nbsp;Whaley-Connell&nbsp;A,&nbsp;et&nbsp;al.&nbsp;The&nbsp;importance&nbsp;of&nbsp;early identification&nbsp;of&nbsp;chronic kidney&nbsp;disease.&nbsp;Mo&nbsp;Med.&nbsp;2011&nbsp;Jan- Feb;108(1):25\u20138. PMID: 21462606; PMCID: PMC6188457.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"11.617346938776\">\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" readability=\"10.326530612245\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"> <span class=\"prnews_span\">6.&nbsp;Jager&nbsp;KJ,&nbsp;Kovesdy C,&nbsp;Langham&nbsp;R,&nbsp;Rosenberg&nbsp;M,&nbsp;Jha&nbsp;V,&nbsp;Zoccali&nbsp;C.&nbsp;A&nbsp;single&nbsp;number&nbsp;for&nbsp;advocacy&nbsp;and communication\u2014worldwide more than 850 million individuals have kidney diseases. <i>Kidney Int. <\/i>2019 Nov;96(5):1048\u201350. Available from:&nbsp;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31582227\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31582227\/<\/a><\/u><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"4.4587155963303\">\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" readability=\"5.2018348623853\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"> <span class=\"prnews_span\">7.&nbsp;Centers&nbsp;for&nbsp;Disease Control&nbsp;and&nbsp;Prevention&nbsp;(CDC).&nbsp;Chronic&nbsp;Kidney&nbsp;Disease:&nbsp;Common &#8211; Serious&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Costly. Available from: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/kidney-disease\/ckd-facts\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/kidney-disease\/ckd-facts\/index.html<u>.<\/u><\/a><\/u> Last accessed: 30 May 2025.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"6\">\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" readability=\"7\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"> <span class=\"prnews_span\">8.&nbsp;Oliveira&nbsp;C,&nbsp;et&nbsp;al.&nbsp;Cardiovascular&nbsp;Risk&nbsp;Factors&nbsp;in&nbsp;Patients&nbsp;with&nbsp;Chronic&nbsp;Kidney Disease&nbsp;Under&nbsp;Conservative Treatment. <i>Int J Cardiovasc Sci <\/i>2020;34(2):170-8.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=AE04787&amp;Transmission_Id=202506061100PR_NEWS_ASPR_____AE04787&amp;DateId=20250606\"> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY, June 7, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;New modelling highlights the potential societal, economic and environmental benefits of early chronic kidney disease (CKD) intervention which could change lives for thousands of Australians. 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