Odisha to Launch Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Registry to Track Prevalence and Enable Early Treatment

Exam-focused facts from the 15 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Odisha is planning to launch a chronic kidney disease (CKD) registry by March 31.
It will help govt know about the prevalence of CKD and prepare action plans and programmes to tackle kidney disease.
A state task force of 12 members was formed under the chairmanship of the chief secretary to carry out the CKD registry work.
Starting from the primary health centre (PHC) to medical college level, each healthcare institution will report CKD cases in the registry.
The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is developing the software for the registry.
Provision for funds has been made to speed up the work.
We are carrying out the CKD registry programme to detect and treat patients early.