The rising incidence of chronic disease is affecting population health. Many chronic diseases remain undetected, including chronic liver disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes.1-4 Siemens Healthineers Point of Care Diagnostics provides testing solutions for this growing global problem.
50% of the world population has no access to basic healthcare.5
Greater emphasis is being placed on preventive health solutions and patient-centric care.6 Expanding access to care can begin with simple routine testing for chronic disease management.
Accessible urine testing to help manage chronic conditions
Using a urine dipstick helps healthcare providers uncover relevant clinical information and can be used along with other diagnostic information to rule out certain disease states and determine if further examination is needed.
- Detect signs of liver damage
- Enable early detection of diabetes
- Identify signs of CKD with ACR testing
- Reliably rule-out UTI
- Monitor hydration levels
- Indicate onset of pre-eclampsia
- Rapid detection of hCG
Global chronic disease burden
80% of chronic disease deaths occur in low- and middle-income environments where most of the world’s population lives.7 While chronic diseases are a burden on healthcare systems everywhere, no one feels this more acutely than developing parts of the world where medical staff is limited, and patients don’t have access to the medicines, equipment, or facilities they need.
